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This is a partial list of ghost towns in Arizona in the United States. Most ghost towns in Arizona are former mining boomtowns that were abandoned when the mines closed. Those not set up as mining camps often became mills or supply points supporting nearby mining operations.
Pages in category "Ghost towns in Arizona" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 205 total. ... Castle Dome Landing, Arizona; Castle Hot ...
Owned by the Croft family since 1085, the castle and estate passed out of their hands in the 18th century, before being repurchased by the family in 1923. In 1957 it was bequeathed to the National Trust. The castle is a Grade I listed building, and the estate is separately listed as Grade II*. The adjacent Church of St Michael is listed Grade I.
1893 Goldfield Arizona Territory plaque. The 19th-century "Tower" used in the Goldfield mine. The 19th-century Goldfield Railroad Station. The only 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railroad in operation in Arizona. A 1890 Porter 0-4-0 once used in the gold mines of Goldfield. The Bordello (Brothel). The Barn/Stable. The abandoned Spanish style house ...
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James Cleator was a Manx who had run away to sea as a boy, arriving in America with Spanish sailors in 1889 and walking his way to gold mines in California before traveling through Mexico to Arizona by 1900. He approached Nellis in 1905 and the pair became business partners, running the town and opening a ranch together; in 1915 they split ...
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The Red Ghost terrorized the Arizona frontier for a decade before the 20 th century. The beast was tall, fierce, red as the fires of hell and ridden by a dead man. That sort of thing causes chills ...