Cherry, Arizona

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Cherry, Arizona
Ghost town
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Cherry cemetery, est. 1886
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Cherry, Arizona
Location within the state of Arizona
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Cherry, Arizona
Cherry, Arizona (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°35′17″N112°02′31″W / 34.58806°N 112.04194°W / 34.58806; -112.04194
Country United States
State Arizona
County Yavapai
Elevation
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5,007 ft (1,526 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
GNIS feature ID27538 [1]

Cherry is a mining ghost town in central Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, between Dewey and Camp Verde. [2]

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History

Cherry's post office was established March 3, 1884, and discontinued March 15, 1943. Notable mines in the area include the Federal, Bunker, Sunnybrook, Logan and Gold Bullion [3] mines. About 400 people lived and worked in Cherry during its prime. At present, Cherry is a small retirement and vacation-home community. A number of the original buildings are still in use. The Cherry cemetery has several graves from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [4]

Education

It is in the Humboldt Unified School District. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherry, Arizona
  2. ↑ "Cherry ghost town info". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Gold Bullion Mine (Copper Bullion Mine), Cherry, Cherry Creek District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA". Mindat.org. July 30, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  4. ↑ Varney, Philip (1980). "One: Near Prescott • Ghosts of the Higher Ground". Arizona's Best Ghost Towns. Flagstaff: Northland Press. pp. 7–8. ISBN   0873582179. LCCN   79-91724.
  5. ↑ "School District Map" (PDF). Yavapai County. Retrieved December 28, 2024. - Indicates locations of unincorporated areas.
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