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Ocapos

Ghost town · Maricopa County, Arizona

Gila Bend quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Gila Bend quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ocapos is a ghost town in Maricopa County, Arizona. It is one of 10 former communities in Maricopa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 15 Arizona counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ocapos as a historical populated place on the Bosque topographic quadrangle: 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 32.9967° N, 112.5175° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBosque
Elevation1,243 ft
Nearest living townGila Bend, AZ
Distance to it11.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2071427
Coordinates32.99667, -112.51750

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What's there now

Ocapos is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gila Bend, AZ (population 1,871), about 11.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,243 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 Ocapos?

Ocapos is in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 32.9967, -112.5175.

How many ghost towns are in Maricopa County?

Maricopa County, Arizona has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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