Kofa, also historically known as Kofa Station, is a
populated place
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situated in
Yuma County,
Arizona, United States. It is located in the northern
San Cristobal Valley
The San Cristobal Valley is a valley in the lower regions of the western Gila River Valley in southwestern Arizona in the western Sonoran Desert. The San Cristobal Wash drains northwest, but exists only in the southern half of the valley.
The San ...
, along the
Union Pacific Railroad's
Roll Industrial Lead.
The town, like the nearby
hills of the same name, was derived from the acronym for "King of Arizona", which had been coined by Colonel Eugene Ives. Ives had purchased a nearby mine from Charles Eichelberg for $250,000, which he named the King of Arizona Mine. A post office was established in the town in 1900, with Lewis W. Alexander as its postmaster.
It has an estimated elevation of above sea level.
References
External links
Kofa– Ghost Town of the Month at azghosttowns.com
{{Yuma County, Arizona
Populated places in Yuma County, Arizona
Ghost towns in Arizona