The town of Sedona is named after a woman most people have never heard of. Sedona Arabella Miller was born in Missouri in 1877. According to her family, even the name “Sedona” was something her mother made up. She married Theodore Carlton “T.C.” Schnebly in 1897. A few years later, they moved west to Oak Creek, where they built a home, planted an orchard and opened a small store. By 1902, around 55 people lived in the settlement, but there was still no post office. T.C. applied for one. His first suggestion was Schnebly Station. Rejected. Too long. Then he tried Oak Creek Crossing. Rejected again. Also too long. That’s when his brother suggested something much simpler: Sedona. T.C. submitted his wife’s name, and Washington approved it on June 26, 1902. Three years later, after losing their daughter in an accident, the Schneblys moved back to Missouri. When they returned to Arizona decades later, the community still carried Sedona’s name, while the road T.C. helped build tow...