Eagar

History

Brothers William Walter, John Thomas, and Joel Sixtus settled the area under the direction of The Mormon prophet Brigham Young. They each acquired 160 acres of land under the homestead act. Once they received the deeds to their properties, again under the direction of Brigham Young, they each subdivided their properties to sell at a discounted rate to other church members who were also settling the area. The first postmistress, Emma Goldsbrough Udall, wanted to name the town "Union", in a desire for eventually combining the town with other towns such as Amity and Springerville, to unite the small community. However, the US postmaster general rejected the name as too common. Therefore, she submitted the name "Eagarville" to honor the Eagar brothers. However, that name was also changed by the postmaster general to just "Eagar" sometime before December 1892 when the school district was renamed. A battle took place near what is now the town cemetery, in which 9 members of the Snyder gang were killed.

Geography

Eagar is located in southern Apache County, just north of Apache National Forest and at the foot of the White Mountains. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.07%, is water. The town of Springerville borders Eagar to the north. This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Eagar has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Round Valley Elementary School
  Elementary · Eagar · 494 students · 16.5:1 ratio
• Round Valley Middle School
  Middle · Eagar · 428 students · 30.6:1 ratio
• Round Valley High School
  High · Eagar · 410 students · 21.6:1 ratio
• Round Valley AOI
  Other · Eagar · 44 students
• NAVIT - Round Valley High School
  High · Eagar · 2 students
• NAVIT - Northland Pioneer College SPE
  High · Springerville