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Agua Caliente

Ghost town · Maricopa County, Arizona

Aztec quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Aztec quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Agua Caliente is a ghost town in Maricopa County, Arizona. It is one of 10 former communities in Maricopa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 15 Arizona counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Agua Caliente 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 32.9853° N, 113.3240° W.

Key facts

Elevation453 ft
Nearest living townDateland, AZ
Distance to it17 miles
Coordinates32.98530, -113.32400

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What's there now

Agua Caliente is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dateland, AZ (population 220), about 17 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 453 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Agua Caliente -Agua Caliente Resort was built in 1897 in Arizona
Agua Caliente -Agua Caliente Resort was built in 1897 in Arizona · Marine 69-71 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Agua Caliente?

Agua Caliente is in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 32.9853, -113.3240.

How many ghost towns are in Maricopa County?

Maricopa County, Arizona has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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