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Colorado City

Ghost town · Yuma County, Arizona

Yuma quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Yuma quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Colorado City 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.

Colorado City was abandoned in 1862; the recorded cause is great flood of 1862.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Colorado City 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 32.7297° N, 114.6300° W.

Key facts

Abandoned1862
CauseGreat Flood of 1862
Elevation117 ft
Nearest living townWinterhaven, CA
Distance to it0.7 miles
Coordinates32.72970, -114.63000

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What's there now

Colorado City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Winterhaven, CA (population 11), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 117 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 Colorado City?

Colorado City is in Yuma County, Arizona, at 32.7297, -114.6300.

When was Colorado City abandoned?

Colorado City was abandoned in 1862; the recorded cause is great flood of 1862.

How many ghost towns are in Yuma County?

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

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