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Drift Desert

Ghost town · La Paz County, Arizona

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

Drift Desert is a ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona. 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 Drift Desert 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 33.4137° N, 114.6469° W.

Key facts

Elevation245 ft
Nearest living townCibola, AZ
Distance to it3.2 miles
Coordinates33.41370, -114.64690

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What's there now

Drift Desert is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cibola, AZ (population 213), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 245 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 Drift Desert?

Drift Desert is in La Paz County, Arizona, at 33.4137, -114.6469.

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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