San Francisco Mountains National Forest was established as the San Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve by the United States General Land Office in Arizona on August 17, 1898 with . After the transfer of federal forests to the

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in 1905, it became a

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on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 the entire forest was combined with other lands to create Coconino National Forest and the name was discontinued.

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Forest History Society

Listing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates
(from the Forest History Society website) ''Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company for the Forest History Society, 1983. Vol. II, pp. 743–788.'' * {{Former National Forests of the United States Former National Forests of Arizona Coronado National Forest 1898 establishments in Arizona Territory Protected areas established in 1898 1908 disestablishments in Arizona Territory Protected areas disestablished in 1908