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Ghost towns can include sites in various states of disrepair and abandonment. Some sites no longer have any trace of buildings or civilization and have reverted to empty land. Other sites are unpopulated but still have standing buildings. Still others may support full-time residents, though usually far less than at their historical peak, while others may now be museums or historical sites.
For ease of reference, the sites listed here are placed into one of the following general categories.
;Barren site
* Site is no longer in existence
* Site has been destroyed, covered with water, or reverted to empty land
* May have a few difficult to find foundations/footings at most
;Neglected site
* Little more than rubble remains at the site
* Dilapidated, often roofless buildings remain at the site
;Abandoned site
* Building or houses still standing, but all or almost all are abandoned
* No population, with the possible exception of a caretaker
* Site no longer in use, except for one or two buildings
;Semi-abandoned site
* Buildings or houses still standing, but most are abandoned
* A few residents may remain
;Historic site
* Buildings or houses still standing
* Site has been converted to a historical site, museum, or tourist attraction
* Still a busy community, but population is smaller than its peak years
File:Florence-Adamsville Ghost Town-1870-Marker.JPG, Adamsville Ghost Town Marker.
File:Florence-Adamsville Ghost Town-Water Tanks-1870.JPG, Adamsville ghost Town Water Tanks.
File:Agua Caliente -(B)-Agua Caliente Resort-1897.jpg, The Agua Caliente Resort.
File:Agua Caliente- Agua Caliente Stone house ruins-1897-6.jpg, Stone house ruins in Agua Caliente.
File:Oracle-American Flag Post Office Ranch-1877-1.jpg, American Flag Post Office Ranch – 1877.
File:Mayer-(B)-Historic Mayer Business Block marker.jpg, Big Bug Marker.
File:Mayer-Historic Mayer Business Block-Mayor General Market Store-1902.jpg, The General Market Store in what once was Big Bug.
File:Cottonwood-Clemenceau Public School-1923-NRHP-2.jpg, Front view Clemenceau Public School.
File:Cottonwood-Bank of Clemenceau-1918.jpg, Bank of Clemenceau.
File:Cochise-Cochise Southern Pacific Railroad Train Depot-1903.jpg, Cochise Southern Pacific Railroad Train Depot.
File:Sonoita-Fort Buchanan Bridge Ruins-1856.jpg, Ruins of the Fort Buchanan Bridge over Sonoita Creek.
File:Sonoita-Camp Crittenden Marker.jpg, Fort Crittenden historic Marker historic
File:Geronimo-1876.jpg, Historic Geronimo Town marker.
File:Gillett-Burfind Hotel-1878-2.jpg, The ruins of the 1878 Burfind Hotel in Gillett.
File:Gillett-Burfind Hotel-1878-1.jpg, Different view of the ruins of the Burfind Hotel in Gillett.
File:Apache Junction-Goldfield Ghost Town-Main Street-1.JPG, Goldfield's Main Street.
File:Apache Junction-Goldfield Ghost Town-abandoned house.JPG, Old Hyder building.
File:Salome-Hotel-1904.jpg, Kofa Hotel built in 1904.
File:Morristown-Morris Hotel-Store-1899-2.JPG, The Morristown Hotel/Store was built in 1899.
File:Morristown-Commercial Building-1920.jpg, Morristown commercial building built in 1920.
File:Oatman-Oatman Drug Company Building-1915-2.jpg, Oatman Drug Company Building built in 1915 and listed in the NRHP.
File:Oatman-Oatman Hotel-1902.jpg, Oatman Hotel originally the Durlin Hotel built in 1902
File:Pearce-Ranch House-1896.jpg, Old ranch house in Pearce.
File:Sacaton-Cook Memorial Church-1870-2.JPG, Side view of the C.H. Cook Memorial Church, a historic Sacaton church.
File:Sacaton-Grave of Col. James Patton perkins.JPG, The grave of
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Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to:
* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
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* Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
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s in Arizona
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in the United States. Most ghost towns in Arizona are former mining
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boomtown
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s that were abandoned when the mines closed. Those not set up as mining camps often became mills or supply points supporting nearby mining operations.
Conditions
Ghost towns can include sites in various states of disrepair and abandonment. Some sites no longer have any trace of buildings or civilization and have reverted to empty land. Other sites are unpopulated but still have standing buildings. Still others may support full-time residents, though usually far less than at their historical peak, while others may now be museums or historical sites.
For ease of reference, the sites listed here are placed into one of the following general categories.
;Barren site
* Site is no longer in existence
* Site has been destroyed, covered with water, or reverted to empty land
* May have a few difficult to find foundations/footings at most
;Neglected site
* Little more than rubble remains at the site
* Dilapidated, often roofless buildings remain at the site
;Abandoned site
* Building or houses still standing, but all or almost all are abandoned
* No population, with the possible exception of a caretaker
* Site no longer in use, except for one or two buildings
;Semi-abandoned site
* Buildings or houses still standing, but most are abandoned
* A few residents may remain
;Historic site
* Buildings or houses still standing
* Site has been converted to a historical site, museum, or tourist attraction
* Still a busy community, but population is smaller than its peak years
Ghost towns
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and Confederate Veteran Colonel James Patton Perkins in the C.H. Cook Memorial Church Cemetery in Sacaton.
File:Sentinel-Sentinel Train Depot-1895-1.jpg, Ruins of the 1895 Sentinel Train Depot.
File:Sentinel-Sentinel Ranch House-1890-1.jpg, 1890 Ranch house in Sentinel.
File:Twin Arrows-Twin Arrows Ghost town-4.jpg, Abandoned Twin Arrows Trading Post, now within the boundaries of Winslow.
File:Twin Arrows-Twin Arrows Ghost town-2.jpg, Abandoned cafeteria in Twin Arrows.
File:Two Guns-Ruins-17.jpg, Round stone house/tower ruins in Two Guns, now within the boundaries of Winslow.
File:Two Guns-Ruins-23-Harry E. Miller Zoo.jpg, Abandoned zoo building in Two Guns.
File:Wickenburg Vulture Mine-Ghost town houses.jpg, Vulture City ghost town houses.
File:Wickenburg_Vulture_Mine-Rita's_Brothel.jpg, Rita's Brothel in Vulture City.
See also
*American Old West
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* Arizona Territory
The Territory of Arizona (also known as Arizona Territory) was a territory of the United States that existed from February 24, 1863, until February 14, 1912, when the remaining extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of ...
* Copper mining in Arizona
Copper mining in Arizona, a state of the United States, has been a major industry since the 19th century. In 2007, Arizona was the leading copper-producing state in the country, producing 750 thousand metric tons of copper, valued at $5.54 billi ...
* History of Arizona
The history of Arizona encompasses the Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Post-Archaic, Spanish, Mexican, and American periods. About 10,000 to 12,000 years ago, Paleo-Indians settled in what is now Arizona. A few thousand years ago, the Ancestral Pueblo ...
* New Mexico Territory
The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912. It was created from the U.S. provisional government of New Mexico, as a result of ''Santa Fe de Nuevo México ...
* Silver mining in Arizona
* Tombstone, Arizona
Tombstone is a historic city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, founded in 1877 by prospector Ed Schieffelin in what was then Pima County, Arizona Territory. It became one of the last boomtowns in the American frontier. The town grew si ...
* List of cemeteries in Arizona
This list of cemeteries in Arizona, listed by List of counties in Arizona, county, includes currently operating, Pioneer cemetery, pioneer, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, ...
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Ghost towns
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to:
* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
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* ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by Alle ...
Ghost towns in Arizona
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Ghost towns in Arizona