Jerome Junction is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in
Yavapai County
Yavapai County ( ) is a county near the center of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, its population was 236,209, making it the fourth-most populous county in Arizona. The county seat is Prescott.
Yavapai County comprises the Pr ...
,
Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...
, United States. Established in 1894, the community served as a railroad transfer stop between the town of
Prescott Prescott may refer to:
People
Given name
* Prescott E. Bloom, American lawyer and politician
* Prescott Bush, American banker and politician
* Samuel Prescott Bush, American industrialist
* Prescott F. Hall, American lawyer, author and eugenicist ...
and the town of
Jerome
Jerome (; ; ; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was an early Christian presbyter, priest, Confessor of the Faith, confessor, theologian, translator, and historian; he is commonly known as Saint Jerome.
He is best known ...
. It served as a transfer point between the
Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway
The Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway (SFP&P) was a common carrier railroad that later became an operating subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in Arizona. At Ash Fork, Arizona, the SFP&P connected with Santa Fe's opera ...
(SFP&P) and the narrow-gauge
United Verde & Pacific Railway for 25 years. The narrow-gauge line was built precariously on the side of Woodchute Mountain by
William A. Clark
William Andrews Clark Sr. (January 8, 1839March 2, 1925) was an American entrepreneur, involved with mining, banking, and railroads, as well as a politician.
Biography
Clark was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. He moved with his family to ...
after he bought the United Verde Copper Company. In 1917, it had a population of 150.
When it was replaced by standard-gauge line on the east side of the mountain from Jerome to
Clarkdale in 1920, Jerome Junction became a ghost town, and in 1923, the activities of the former town were absorbed by
Chino Valley.
The location changed names at least 3 times:
* 1895 June 7 – "Junction" post office
* 1914 December 23 – Jerome Junction, railway depot and transfer station
* 1923 April 11 – Copper Siding, Chino Valley, railroad stop
All that remains today are some foundations and railroad equipment
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See also
* List of ghost towns in Arizona
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 suppor ...
References
External links
Community profile on Ghosttowns.com
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Ghost towns in Arizona
Populated places established in 1894
Former populated places in Yavapai County, Arizona