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Bumble Bee

Ghost town · Yavapai County, Arizona

Bumblebee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500)
Bumblebee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bumble Bee is a ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona. It is one of 15 former communities in Yavapai County on the federal names register. No county in Arizona has more among the 15 Arizona counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bumble Bee as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 34.2008° N, 112.1531° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,572 ft
Nearest living townCordes Lakes, AZ
Distance to it8 miles
Coordinates34.20083, -112.15306

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What's there now

Bumble Bee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cordes Lakes, AZ (population 3,218), about 8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,572 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Phoenix Morning November 11th, 2017 Arizona Jeffrey Riehle
Phoenix Morning November 11th, 2017 Arizona Jeffrey Riehle · LunchboxLarry / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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Questions

Where is Bumble Bee?

Bumble Bee is in Yavapai County, Arizona, at 34.2008, -112.1531.

How many ghost towns are in Yavapai County?

Yavapai County, Arizona has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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