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Gillett

Ghost town · Yavapai County, Arizona

Location where the town Gillett in Arizona once stood..
Location where the town Gillett in Arizona once stood.. · Marine 69-71 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Gillett 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.

Gillett was established in 1878, in the late 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gillett 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 34.0189° N, 112.1640° W.

Key facts

Founded1878
Elevation1,847 ft
Nearest living townBlack Canyon City, AZ
Distance to it4.3 miles
Coordinates34.01890, -112.16400

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What's there now

Gillett is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Black Canyon City, AZ (population 2,297), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,847 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 Gillett?

Gillett is in Yavapai County, Arizona, at 34.0189, -112.1640.

How many ghost towns are in Yavapai County?

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

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