#3 Wilcox, Arizona Legend has it that when the first train came rattling through the dusty southeastern Arizona burg of Maley in August 1880, Gen. Orlando B. Willcox, the commander of the Department of Arizona who happened to be on board, received an ovation. True or not, the town officially changed its name to Willcox in 1889. Even before the name change, the town was an important cattle shipping and business center. Thanks to the good folks who work hard to keep that heritage alive, Willcox
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