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Castle Dome Landing

Ghost town · Yuma County, Arizona

Laguna quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Laguna quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Castle Dome Landing is a ghost town in Yuma County, Arizona. It is one of 11 former communities in Yuma County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 15 Arizona counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Castle Dome Landing was established in 1869, in the Civil War era.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Castle Dome Landing 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 32.9650° N, 114.4640° W.

Key facts

Founded1869
Peak population0
Last recorded population0
Elevation210 ft
Nearest living townMartinez Lake, AZ
Distance to it0.8 miles
Coordinates32.96500, -114.46400

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What's there now

Castle Dome Landing is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Martinez Lake, AZ (population 57), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 210 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Castle Dome Landing, circa 1877.
Castle Dome Landing, circa 1877. · Unknown. 19th Century Photo (1877). More than 120 years since its creation in 1877. / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Castle Dome Landing?

Castle Dome Landing is in Yuma County, Arizona, at 32.9650, -114.4640.

How many ghost towns are in Yuma County?

Yuma County, Arizona has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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