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Pantano

Ghost town · Pima County, Arizona

Empire Mountains quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Empire Mountains quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pantano is a ghost town in Pima County, Arizona. It is one of 8 former communities in Pima County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 15 Arizona counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pantano 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 31.9997° N, 110.5790° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townVail, AZ
Distance to it6.9 miles
Coordinates31.99970, -110.57900

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What's there now

Pantano is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Vail, AZ (population 15,722), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

View inside the Pantano Townsite Conservation Area, in Pima County, Arizona, with the town's old railroad crossing at the left, the old water tower and railroad
View inside the Pantano Townsite Conservation Area, in Pima County, Arizona, with the town's old railroad crossing at the left, the old water tower and railroad · $1LENCE D00600D / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Pantano?

Pantano is in Pima County, Arizona, at 31.9997, -110.5790.

How many ghost towns are in Pima County?

Pima County, Arizona has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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