Eden, Arizona

Eden is a small unincorporated community in Graham County, Arizona, United States. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area. Eden has a ZIP Code of 85535; in 2000, the population of the 85535 ZCTA was 150.[1]

The first settlement at Eden was made in 1881.[2] The community was named after the Garden of Eden in the Hebrew Bible.[2]

Geography

Eden is at 32°57′41″N 109°53′44″W, at an elevation of approximately 2875 feet above sea level.[3]

Features

The area hosted the Indian Hot Springs Hotel until February 2008, when it burned down.[4] The mansion was rumored to host the likes of the Rolling Stones on more than one occasion.[5] The mansion had a 70' × 270' pool, the largest ever in Graham County.

In film

Director Jaymes Thompson filmed The Gay Bed and Breakfast of Terror at the Eden mansion.[6]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2010-07-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 122.
  3. "Map of Eden, AZ". Google Maps.
  4. http://www.eacourier.com/articles/2008/02/27/local_news/doc47c4abe6e535a093625056.txt - Eden mansion burns down - Eastern Arizona Courier, 2008
  5. http://www.eacourier.com/articles/2008/03/04/local_news/doc47c8641aba04a959771261.txt - Burned resort full of history - Eastern Arizona Courier, 2008
  6. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/ent_index/238840 - Gay horror flick screens at the Loft - azstarnet.com, 2008



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