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Cleator

Ghost town · Yavapai County, Arizona

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

Cleator 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 Cleator 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 34.2786° N, 112.2331° W.

Key facts

Elevation3,474 ft
Nearest living townSpring Valley, AZ
Distance to it6.2 miles
Coordinates34.27861, -112.23306

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What's there now

Cleator is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Spring Valley, AZ (population 1,610), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,474 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Cleator?

Cleator is in Yavapai County, Arizona, at 34.2786, -112.2331.

How many ghost towns are in Yavapai County?

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

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