Ghost Town Directory

Arizona ghost towns

Towns
10
Counties
8
With photographs
5

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  1. 01Agua CalienteMaricopa County3 min readAgua Caliente, Arizona began as a stagecoach stop on hot springs. Farmers pumped the groundwater until the springs ran dry, and the town became a ghost town.
  2. 02Alamo CrossingLa Paz County3 min readAlamo Crossing, Arizona, was a ghost town untouched for fifty years until the 1968 Alamo Dam flooded it. Its road still runs into Alamo Lake, 80 feet deep.
  3. 03AltoSanta Cruz County3 min readAlto, Arizona began in 1875 as the Gold Tree Mine, but Apache raids kept the camp from becoming a town until after 1900, when it reached over 500 residents.
  4. 04AravaipaGraham County3 min readAt dawn on April 30, 1871, vigilantes attacked a sleeping Apache camp at Aravaipa, Arizona, killing at least 125 people who had surrendered to the U.S. Army.
  5. 05BonitaGraham County3 min readIn 1877, a teenage Billy the Kid shot blacksmith Windy Cahill in a Bonita, Arizona saloon, his first killing. The Bonita Store where it happened still stands.
  6. 06Bradshaw CityYavapai County3 min readBradshaw City, Arizona, grew around the Tiger Mine, where silver ore ran 1,000 ounces per ton until the Panic of 1873 ended the boom and left only a sign.
  7. 07Brigham CityNavajo County3 min readBrigham City, Arizona, was a Mormon fort on the Little Colorado River where settlers managed to grow crops only twice in five years before leaving it in 1882.
  8. 08CatoctinYavapai County4 min readCatoctin, Arizona was a tiny gold camp on the upper Hassayampa River with a post office from 1902 to 1920. Discover its mine, its people, and what remains.
  9. 09CerbatMohave County3 min readCerbat was a gold and silver mining camp in the Cerbat Mountains that served as Mohave County seat before it even had a post office. Explore its ruins.
  10. 10Cerro ColoradoPima County4 min readCerro Colorado, Arizona, was a silver camp where a foreman fled with stolen bullion, John Poston was murdered, and a reported $30,000 in silver remains buried.