Cherry is a mining ghost town in central Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, between Dewey and Camp Verde, located at an elevation of 5,143 feet (1,567.6 meters).[1]

Cherry, Arizona
Cherry cemetery, est. 1886
Cherry cemetery, est. 1886
Cherry, Arizona is located in Arizona
Cherry, Arizona
Cherry, Arizona
Location within the state of Arizona
Cherry, Arizona is located in the United States
Cherry, Arizona
Cherry, Arizona
Cherry, Arizona (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°35′17″N 112°02′31″W / 34.58806°N 112.04194°W / 34.58806; -112.04194
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyYavapai
Elevation
5,143 ft (1,568 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))

History edit

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[2] 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.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Cherry ghost town info". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2007.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.

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