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Santa Claus

Ghost town · Mohave County, Arizona

Chloride quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Chloride quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Santa Claus is a ghost town in Mohave County, Arizona. It is one of 14 former communities in Mohave County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 15 Arizona counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Santa Claus 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 35.3367° N, 114.2160° W.

Key facts

Elevation3,389 ft
Nearest living townChloride, AZ
Distance to it5.2 miles
Coordinates35.33670, -114.21600

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What's there now

Santa Claus is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chloride, AZ (population 157), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,389 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

April 2008 photo of the land sales office in Santa Claus, Arizona. In describing the photo, photographer Todd Huffman wrote, "This is one of my favourite campy
April 2008 photo of the land sales office in Santa Claus, Arizona. In describing the photo, photographer Todd Huffman wrote, "This is one of my favourite campy · Todd Huffman / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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Questions

Where is Santa Claus?

Santa Claus is in Mohave County, Arizona, at 35.3367, -114.2160.

How many ghost towns are in Mohave County?

Mohave County, Arizona has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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