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Total Wreck

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

Total Wreck 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.

Total Wreck was established in 1879, in the late 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Total Wreck 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 31.8956° N, 110.5928° W.

Key facts

Founded1879
Peak population0
Last recorded population0
Elevation4,618 ft
Nearest living townJ-Six Ranchettes, AZ
Distance to it8.9 miles
Coordinates31.89556, -110.59278

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What's there now

Total Wreck is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is J-Six Ranchettes, AZ (population 529), about 8.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,618 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Total Wreck, circa 1885. Visible are the dining room (1), assay office (2), miners lodging house (3), general lodging house (4), saloon (5), butcher shop (6), a
Total Wreck, circa 1885. Visible are the dining room (1), assay office (2), miners lodging house (3), general lodging house (4), saloon (5), butcher shop (6), a · Unknown. 19th Century Photo (1885). More than 120 years since its creation in 1885. / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Total Wreck?

Total Wreck is in Pima County, Arizona, at 31.8956, -110.5928.

How many ghost towns are in Pima County?

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

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