ation ▁Area ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Arizona . ▁It ▁is ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Sierra ▁V ista ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sierra ▁V ista - D oug las ▁mic ropol itan ▁area . ▁The ▁elev ation ▁is ▁ 4 , 1 9 3 ▁feet ▁at ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁town site ▁at ▁the ▁far ▁eastern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁un in cor por ated ▁area ; ▁the ▁resident ial ▁area ▁runs ▁for ▁another ▁ 8 ▁miles ▁west ▁from ▁this ▁location , ▁bl ending ▁into ▁the ▁un in cor por ated ▁area ▁of ▁Nick sv ille ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 4 8 0 0 '. ▁Here ford ▁Station ▁Post ▁Office ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁far ▁western ▁end ▁of ▁Nick sv ille , ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁Hu ach uca ▁Mountains . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁the ▁community ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Frank ▁Here ford , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁founder , ▁and ▁a ▁distinguished ▁local ▁att orney . ▁It ▁was ▁where ▁cow bo ys ▁Frank ▁Mc La ury ▁and ▁Tom ▁Mc La ury ▁first ▁met ▁and ▁became ▁associated ▁with ▁I ke ▁Cl anton , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁The ▁two ▁brothers ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁killed ▁during ▁the ▁Gun f ight ▁at ▁the ▁O . K . ▁Cor ral , ▁in ▁T omb stone , ▁Arizona , ▁with ▁I ke ▁Cl anton ▁being ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of