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Hyder

Ghost town · Yuma County, Arizona

Hyder quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500)
Hyder quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hyder is a ghost town in Yuma County, Arizona. It is one of 11 former communities in Yuma County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 15 Arizona counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hyder 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 33.0164° N, 113.3489° W.

Key facts

Elevation537 ft
Nearest living townDateland, AZ
Distance to it17.6 miles
Coordinates33.01639, -113.34889

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What's there now

Hyder is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dateland, AZ (population 220), about 17.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 537 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Abandoned building in Hyder, Arizona
Abandoned building in Hyder, Arizona · Marine 69-71 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Hyder?

Hyder is in Yuma County, Arizona, at 33.0164, -113.3489.

How many ghost towns are in Yuma County?

Yuma County, Arizona has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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