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Paradise

Ghost town · Cochise County, Arizona

Rodeo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500)
Rodeo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Paradise is a ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona. It is one of 15 former communities in Cochise County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 15 Arizona counties with a vanished settlement on record.

At its height the population reached about 5.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Paradise 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 31.9347° N, 109.2190° W.

Key facts

Peak population5
Last recorded population5
Elevation5,482 ft
Nearest living townRodeo, NM
Distance to it13.1 miles
Coordinates31.93470, -109.21900

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What's there now

Paradise is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rodeo, NM (population 31), about 13.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,482 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

In the ghost town of Paradise, Arizona.
In the ghost town of Paradise, Arizona. · https://www.flickr.com/photos/dedhed1950/ / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Questions

Where is Paradise?

Paradise is in Cochise County, Arizona, at 31.9347, -109.2190.

How many ghost towns are in Cochise County?

Cochise County, Arizona has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

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.