Heber-Overgaard, Arizona

Heber-Overgaard is a "Census Designated Place" that is actually two old settlements that are right against each other among the tall pines at the top of the Mogollon Rim (at about 6,500' elevation). This is inside the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest: lots of trees, lots of lakes, excellent fishing, good hiking trails, and huge views. It's also a lot cooler here about 2,000' above the southern Arizona desert floor.

Heber is named after Heber J. Grant, a prominent Mormon who settled here in the late 1870's. The first post office was established in 1890. Oklahoma Flats was just to the east but had its' name changed to Overgaard (after the owner of the first sawmill established there) in the 1930's.

These two settlements are at the junction of Route 260 and Route 277. This has become a reasonably high-end summer vacation/resort area, although the Rodeo-Chediski wildfire that consumed some 467,066 acres in June/July 2002 was a pretty hard hit on the area.