Misplaced Pages

Cherry, Arizona

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona

Ghost town in Arizona, United States
Cherry, Arizona
Ghost town
Cherry cemetery, est. 1886Cherry cemetery, est. 1886
Cherry, Arizona is located in ArizonaCherry, ArizonaCherry, ArizonaLocation within the state of ArizonaShow map of ArizonaCherry, Arizona is located in the United StatesCherry, ArizonaCherry, ArizonaCherry, Arizona (the United States)Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 34°35′17″N 112°02′31″W / 34.58806°N 112.04194°W / 34.58806; -112.04194
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyYavapai
Elevation5,143 ft (1,568 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))

Cherry is a mining ghost town in central Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, between Dewey and Camp Verde, located at an elevation of 5,143 feet (1,567.6 meters).

History

Cherry's post office was established March 3, 1884, and discontinued March 15, 1943. Notable mines in the area include the Federal, Bunker, Sunnybrook, Logan and Gold Bullion mines. About 400 people lived and worked in Cherry during its prime. At present, Cherry is a small retirement and vacation-home community. A number of the original buildings are still in use. The Cherry cemetery has several graves from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

References

  1. "Cherry ghost town info". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2007.
  2. "Gold Bullion Mine (Copper Bullion Mine), Cherry, Cherry Creek District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA". Mindat.org. July 30, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  3. Varney, Philip (1980). "One: Near Prescott • Ghosts of the Higher Ground". Arizona's Best Ghost Towns. Flagstaff: Northland Press. pp. 7–8. ISBN 0873582179. LCCN 79-91724.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
County seat: Prescott
Cities
Towns
CDPs
Populated
places
Indian reservations
Ghost towns
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories: