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Oatman

Ghost town · Mohave County, Arizona

Oatman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Oatman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oatman is a ghost town in Mohave County, Arizona, recorded as census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. It is one of 14 former communities in Mohave County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 15 Arizona counties with a vanished settlement on record.

At its height the population reached about 135.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oatman 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 35.0264° N, 114.3836° W.

Key facts

Peak population135
Last recorded population102
Elevation2,692 ft
Nearest living townFort Mohave, AZ
Distance to it11 miles
Coordinates35.02639, -114.38361

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What's there now

Oatman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fort Mohave, AZ (population 15,716), about 11 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,692 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Old U.S. Route 66,Oatman Highway, Oatman, Arizona. Taken 8/10/05 by en:User:Pretzelpaws with a Canon EOS-10D camera. Cropped 8/31/05 using the GIMP.
Old U.S. Route 66,Oatman Highway, Oatman, Arizona. Taken 8/10/05 by en:User:Pretzelpaws with a Canon EOS-10D camera. Cropped 8/31/05 using the GIMP. · Pretzelpaws [1] / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Oatman?

Oatman is in Mohave County, Arizona, at 35.0264, -114.3836.

How many ghost towns are in Mohave County?

Mohave County, Arizona has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.