Palomas is a

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situated in Yuma County,

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, United States. It is located along the

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in the Park Valley The location was first settled in the late 1800s, and named Doanville, after one of the first settlers, John Doan. A post office by that name was opened in 1889, but was changed to the Palomas post office in 1891. ''Palomas'' is a Spanish word meaning doves, and it refers to the large flocks of doves which migrate to this area each summer. It has an estimated elevation of above sea level.

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{{Yuma County, Arizona Populated places in Yuma County, Arizona