Place:Heber-Overgaard, Navajo, Arizona, United States

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NameHeber-Overgaard
TypeCensus-designated place
Coordinates34.413°N 110.564°W
Located inNavajo, Arizona, United States


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Heber-Overgaard is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Situated atop the Mogollon Rim, the community lies at an elevation of .[1] The population was 2,898[2] at the 2020 census. Heber and Overgaard are technically two unincorporated communities, but as of the 1990 census, their proximity led to the merged name of "Heber-Overgaard".

Heber was settled in 1883, by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and the town is named after either Heber J. Grant or Heber C. Kimball, both prominent members of the LDS church. Overgaard, adjoining Heber, was settled c 1936 and was named after the owner of the first sawmill, Kristen Kristensen (Chris) Overgaard born marts 23. 1881 in Veddum, Aalborg County, Denmark. Before he left Denmark in 1910, he own a Sawmill in Solbjerg, Aalborg County, Denmark. Before his time in Overgaard Camp, Navajo County, he lived in and owned a sawmill in Keystone, Black Hills, South Dakota .

Heber-Overgaard's early economy was founded on dry farming and ranching while tourism, retirement and timbering are the basis for present day industry.

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