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Ghost town · La Paz County, Arizona

Picacho quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500)
Picacho quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clip is a ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona, recorded as former steamboat landing in Yuma County, Arizona Territory. It is one of 7 former communities in La Paz County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 15 Arizona counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clip 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 33.1864° N, 114.6717° W.

Key facts

Elevation218 ft
Nearest living townCibola, AZ
Distance to it13 miles
Coordinates33.18639, -114.67167

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What's there now

Clip is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cibola, AZ (population 213), about 13 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 218 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Clip?

Clip is in La Paz County, Arizona, at 33.1864, -114.6717.

How many ghost towns are in La Paz County?

La Paz County, Arizona has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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