Cedar was a gold, silver and copper mining town in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. It was founded circa 1875 on the eastern slope of the Hualapai Mountains, sixty miles southeast of Kingman. A post office was established on September 24, 1895, and closed on July 31, 1911. In addition to the post office there were two saloons, and a general store with several homes. In 1907 the Cedar Valley Gold & Silver Company along with the Yucca Cyanide Mining & Milling Company reported that approximately 200 people lived in the town, within a decade later the site was abandoned. A half mile area inside Cedar Valley is littered with stone ruins and foundations of the mining buildings.[2]
Cedar, Arizona | |
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  Cedar  Cedar | |
| Coordinates: 34°46′43″N 113°47′40″W / 34.77861°N 113.79444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Mohave |
| Elevation | 4,459 ft (1,359 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
| Post Office Opened: | September 24, 1895 |
| Post Office Closed: | July 31, 1911 |
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar
- ^ Sherman, James E; Barbara H. Sherman (1969). Ghost Towns of Arizona. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-0843-6.
External links
edit- Cedar on The Ghost Town of the Month
- Cedar – ghosttowns.com