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Gila City

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

Gila 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.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gila 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 32.7550° N, 114.3630° W.

Key facts

Peak population0
Last recorded population0
Nearest living townFortuna Foothills, AZ
Distance to it6.8 miles
Coordinates32.75500, -114.36300

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What's there now

Gila City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fortuna Foothills, AZ (population 28,227), about 6.8 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Gila City?

Gila City is in Yuma County, Arizona, at 32.7550, -114.3630.

How many ghost towns are in Yuma County?

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

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