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Peterman's Station

Ghost town · Yuma County, Arizona

Norton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500)
Norton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Peterman's Station 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 Peterman's Station 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 32.7681° N, 113.8150° W.

Key facts

Elevation298 ft
Nearest living townTacna, AZ
Distance to it9.7 miles
Coordinates32.76810, -113.81500

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What's there now

Peterman's Station is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tacna, AZ (population 457), about 9.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 298 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 Peterman's Station?

Peterman's Station is in Yuma County, Arizona, at 32.7681, -113.8150.

How many ghost towns are in Yuma County?

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

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