Cerbat, Arizona
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Cerbat is a ghost town
just west of the Cerbat Mountains
in Mohave County, Arizona
. Mining in the area began in the late 1860s and a camp was established soon after. Cerbat was built in a canyon
38 miles (61 km) from Hardyville, Arizona. The town was prosperous and contained several mining and public buildings along with cabins
for over 100 settlers, as well as a school, a doctor's office and a lawyer's office. In the 1870s the town was connected by dirt road to Fort Rock, Camp Hualapai and Prescott, Arizona
. Cerbat was the third seat of Mohave County until 1877 when Mineral Park took the title.
, a cemetery and a few wooden buildings and stone foundations, including a large mill and the post office, remain. The post office was completed on December 23, 1872 and was closed on June 15, 1912.
From June 25, 1890 to October 24, 1902 the town was known as Campbell.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
just west of the Cerbat Mountains
Cerbat Mountains
The Cerbat Mountains is a mountain range in northwest Arizona immediately north of Kingman.It is a 23 mi long range trending slightly northwest-southeast...
in Mohave County, Arizona
Mohave County, Arizona
Mohave County is located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 200,186, an increase of 45,154 people since the 2000 census count of 155,032. The county seat is Kingman...
. Mining in the area began in the late 1860s and a camp was established soon after. Cerbat was built in a canyon
Canyon
A canyon or gorge is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon. Most canyons were formed by a process of...
38 miles (61 km) from Hardyville, Arizona. The town was prosperous and contained several mining and public buildings along with cabins
Cottage
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for over 100 settlers, as well as a school, a doctor's office and a lawyer's office. In the 1870s the town was connected by dirt road to Fort Rock, Camp Hualapai and Prescott, Arizona
Prescott, Arizona
Prescott is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. It was designated "Arizona's Christmas City" by Arizona Governor Rose Mofford in the late 1980s....
. Cerbat was the third seat of Mohave County until 1877 when Mineral Park took the title.
, a cemetery and a few wooden buildings and stone foundations, including a large mill and the post office, remain. The post office was completed on December 23, 1872 and was closed on June 15, 1912.
From June 25, 1890 to October 24, 1902 the town was known as Campbell.