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Marinette

Ghost town · Maricopa County, Arizona

El Mirage quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000)
El Mirage quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Marinette 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 Marinette 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 33.5975° N, 112.2720° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,143 ft
Nearest living townSun City, AZ
Distance to it1.4 miles
Coordinates33.59750, -112.27200

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What's there now

Marinette is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sun City, AZ (population 38,018), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,143 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 Marinette?

Marinette is in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 33.5975, -112.2720.

How many ghost towns are in Maricopa County?

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

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