Ghost Towns
Town name | Other name(s) | County | Settled | Abandoned | Current status | Remarks | ||
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Adamana | Apache | 1896 | Semi-abandoned site | |||||
Agua Caliente | Maricopa | 1858 | Neglected site | Hotel, ruins of a stone house and a swimming pool. | ||||
Alamo Crossing | Alimo | Mohave | 1899 | 1918 | Barren site | Submerged in Alamo Lake. | ||
Alexandra | Yavapai | 1875 | circa 1903 | Barren site | ||||
Algert | Coconino | |||||||
Allen | Gunsight, Allen City | Pima | circa 1880 | circa 1886 | Barren site | |||
Alma | Maricopa | |||||||
Alto | Santa Cruz | |||||||
American Flag | Pinal | circa 1879 | circa 1884 | |||||
Angel Camp | Maricopa | |||||||
Aravaipa | Graham | |||||||
Aubrey Landing | Mohave | circa 1860 | circa 1886 | Barren site | Inundated when Lake Havasu was formed | |||
Aura | Graham | 1899 | ||||||
Aztec | Yuma | |||||||
Bellevue | Gila | 1906 | 1927 | Abandoned site | ||||
Big Bug | Bigbug, Red Rock | Yavapai | 1862 | circa 1910 | Barren site | |||
Black Diamond | Cochise | |||||||
Bonita | Graham | circa 1885 | 1950 | Abandoned site | Catered to Fort Grant | |||
Bradshaw City | Yavapai | circa 1860 | circa 1880 | Barren site | ||||
Brigham City | Navajo | 1876 | 1881 | Historic site | ||||
Bumble Bee | Yavapai | 1863 | Semi-abandoned site | Privately owned, few residents. | ||||
Calabasas | Calabazas | Santa Cruz | 1866 | 1913 | Abandoned site | |||
Canelo | Santa Cruz | |||||||
Canyon Diablo | Coconino | 1882 | ||||||
Cascabel | Cochise | |||||||
Castle Dome | Yuma | 1869 | 1876 | Historic site | Site of the Castle Dome Mines Museum. | |||
Castle Dome Landing | Castle Dome City | Yuma | 1869 | 1884 | Barren site | Submerged in Martinez Lake. | ||
Chaparral | Yavapai | circa 1895 | circa 1918 | Barren site | ||||
Charleston | Cochise | 1879 | 1888 | Neglected site | Maintained by the Bureau of Land Management. | |||
Catoctin | Yavapai | circa 1902 | circa 1920 | Barren site | ||||
Cedar | Mohave | circa 1875 | circa 1911 | Neglected site | ||||
Cerbat | Campbell | Mohave | circa 1869 | circa 1912 | Neglected site | |||
Cerro Colorado | Pima | circa 1856 | circa 1911 | Neglected Site | ||||
Cherry | Yavapai | 1884 | 1943 | Semi-abandoned site | ||||
Chloride | Mohave | 1863 | ||||||
Cleator | Yavapai | |||||||
Clemenceau | Yavapai | 1917 | Historic site | Now part of Cottonwood, Arizona | ||||
Cochise | Cochise | |||||||
Cochran | Pinal | 1905 | 1915 | |||||
Congress | Yavapai | |||||||
Contention City | Contention | Cochise | 1880 | 1888 | Neglected site | Maintained by the Bureau of Land Management. | ||
Copper Creek | Pinal | 1880s | 1942 | Neglected site | ||||
Cordes | Antelope Junction | Yavapai | 1883 | 1950s | Semi-abandoned site | |||
Courtland | Cochise | 1908 | 1942 | Abandoned site | ||||
Crown King | Yavapai | 1888 | 1954 | Semi-abandoned site | ||||
Dome | Yuma | 1892 | 1904 | Neglected site | ruins of an adobe building, cemetery | |||
Duquesne | Santa Cruz | 1880s | 1920s | Semi-abandoned site | ||||
Ehrenberg | La Paz | 1870s | 1915 | Neglected site | ||||
Fairbank | Junction City, Kendall, Fairbanks | Cochise | 1883 | 1970s | Abandoned site | Maintained by the Bureau of Land Management. | ||
Fortuna | Fortuna Mine | Yuma | 1896 | 1924 | Neglected site | |||
Galeyville | Cochise | 1881 | 1882 | Barren site | ||||
Geronimo | Graham | |||||||
Gila City | Ligurta | Yuma | 1858 | 1863 | Barren site | |||
Gleeson | Turquoise | Cochise | 1890 | 1940 | Semi-abandoned site | |||
Goldroad | Acme | Mohave | 1902 | 1942 | Neglected site | |||
Harshaw | Durazno | Santa Cruz | 1880 | 1960 | Semi-abandoned site | |||
Helvetia | Pima | 1891 | ||||||
Hilltop | Cochise | 1880s | 1940s | Neglected site | ||||
Hyder | Yuma | |||||||
Jerome Junction | Yavapai | 1894 | 1920 | |||||
Johnson | Cochise | |||||||
Kentucky Camp | Pima | 1874 | Historic site | Maintained by US Forest Service | ||||
Klondyke | Graham | c.1900 | Historic site | Maintained by US Forest Service | ||||
Kofa | Yuma | |||||||
La Laguna | Yuma | 1860 | 1862 | Barren site | Site under Mittry Lake | |||
La Paz | La Paz | 1862 | Neglected site | |||||
Millville | Cochise | |||||||
Marinette | Maricopa | Barren site | Sun City was built on the site of Marinette in the 1960s | |||||
McMillenville | McMillianville, McMillanville | Gila | 1876 | circa 1886 | Neglected site | |||
Mohave City | Mojave City | Mohave | 1863 | 1938 | Barren site | Absorbed into Fort Mojave Indian Reservation. | ||
Mowry | Santa Cruz | |||||||
Oatman | Mohave | 1902 | Historic site | |||||
Oro Blanco | Santa Cruz | 1873 | 1915 | Neglected site | ||||
Paradise | Cochise | 1901 | 1943 | Barren site | ||||
Piedmont | Yavapai | |||||||
Pinal City | Pinal | |||||||
Ray | Pinal | 1958 | ||||||
Redington | Pima | 1875 | ||||||
Reymert | Pinal | |||||||
Ruby | Montana Camp | Santa Cruz | 1870s | 1941 | Historic site | |||
San Rafael | Pima | ? | ? | Barren site | ||||
Salero | Santa Cruz | |||||||
Santa Claus | Santa Claus Acres | Mohave | 1937 | |||||
Sasco | Pinal | 1907 | 1920s | Neglected site | ||||
Signal | Mohave | 1877 | 1932 | |||||
Spenazuma | Graham | 1898 | 1899 | Barren site | ||||
Stanton | Antelope Station | Yavapai | Historic site | Owned and maintained by the Lost Dutchman Mining Association | ||||
Stanwix Station | Flap Jack Ranch, Grinnell's Station | Yuma | 1858 | 1880s | Barren site | |||
Sunset | Navajo | 1876 | 1887 | Abandoned site | Only the cemetery remains today | |||
Swansea | Signal | La Paz | 1908 | 1937 | Abandoned site | Maintained by the Bureau of Land Management. | ||
Tiger | Schultz | Pinal | 1881 | 1954 | Barren site | All structures demolished | ||
Tip Top | Yavapai | 1876 | ||||||
Total Wreck | Pima | 1875 | ||||||
Tres Alamos | Cochise | 1874 | ||||||
Vulture Mine | Vulture City | Maricopa | 1863 | 1942 | Historic site | Privately owned and operated as a tourist attraction | ||
Washington Camp | Santa Cruz | 1880s | 1920s | Semi-abandoned site | ||||
Weaver | Weaverville | Yavapai | 1863 | Neglected site | ||||
Webb | Cochise | |||||||
White Hills | Mohave | |||||||
Wolf Hole | Mohave | |||||||
Zeniff | Navajo |
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