Lizard Acres, Arizona
Cattle ranch, train stop
Lizard Acres is located in Arizona
Lizard Acres
Lizard Acres
Lizard Acres is located in the United States
Lizard Acres
Lizard Acres
Coordinates: 33°38′07″N 112°20′43″W / 33.63528°N 112.34528°W / 33.63528; -112.34528
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Elevation
[1]
1,191 ft (363 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code623
FIPS code04-41645
GNIS feature ID24498

Lizard Acres was a former cattle ranch, subdivision, and train stop situated in Maricopa County, Arizona, near the present day town of Surprise.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,191 feet (363 m) above sea level.[1]

Lizard Acres (noted as Lizard on topographic maps) was a train stop just north of Surprise, Arizona. The stop is near current day Grand Avenue and Bell Road in Surprise, Arizona.[3] The site also held a cattle farm.[4]

The 1,800 acre cattle ranch was owned by J. Charles Wetzler.[5] In the early 1960s, the ranch held 13,000 cattle.[6]

Sun City West, Arizona, a retirement community, was built on part of the ranch in 1960 and 1972.[7][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Feature Detail Report for: Lizard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Lizard (in Maricopa County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ Alcock, Nancy (August 1, 2014). "'Lizard Acres' grew to become today's Surprise". Arizona Republic.
  4. ↑ "Sights, sounds of W. Valley's past". The Arizona Republic. December 3, 1999.
  5. 1 2 "Cattleman J. Charles Wetzler dies at 75; aided CAP, ASU in public service career". Arizona Republic. March 14, 1983.
  6. ↑ Cole, Ben (March 12, 1961). "Cattleman beefs at legend". Arizona Republic.
  7. ↑ Buchta, Jim (February 1, 1997). "Leaving the cold and snow behind". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. p. H5.
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