Paradise, Arizona
Paradise, Arizona | |
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 Paradise Cemetery | |
  Paradise, Arizona Location in the state of Arizona | |
| Coordinates: 31°56′5″N 109°13′8″W / 31.93472°N 109.21889°WCoordinates: 31°56′5″N 109°13′8″W / 31.93472°N 109.21889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Cochise |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Abandoned | 1943 |
| Elevation | 5,482 ft (1,671 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
| Post Office opened | October 23, 1901 |
| Post Office closed | September 30, 1943 |
| GNIS feature ID | 9192 |
Paradise is a ghost town in Cochise County in the U.S. state of Arizona. The town was settled in 1901 in what was then the Arizona Territory. Paradise is also the setting for the first two Postal games.
History[]
In 1901 the Chiricahua Development Company located a vein of ore here. A post office was established on October 23, 1901, and at its peak, the town had saloons, general stores, a jail and a hotel. The town was essentially abandoned when the local mines failed, and the post office closed on September 30, 1943.[2][3] However, a few residents remained. In June 2011, there were five permanent residents and 29 standing structures[4] when the Horseshoe 2 Fire swept through the area.[5]
Geography[]
Paradise is located 5.7 miles west (up-mountain) from Portal, Arizona, and is surrounded by Coronado National Forest land.[1]
See also[]
- American Old West
- History of Arizona
- List of ghost towns in Arizona
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paradise
- ^ Sherman, James E.; Barbara H. Sherman (1969). "Paradise". Ghost Towns of Arizona (First ed.). University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 114–115. ISBN 0-8061-0843-6.
- ^ Granger, Byrd H. (1970) Arizona Place Names, Tucson: University of Arizona Press
- ^ Southwest Incident Management Team (21 May 2011) "Emergency Bulletin: Horseshoe Two Fire Update; Precautionary Evacuation Remains in Effect" Arizona Emergency Information Network (AzEIN)
- ^ Rocky Basin Type-2 Incident Management Team (10 June 2011) "Emergency Bulletin: Horseshoe Two Fire 40 Percent Contained; Winds Expected from Southwest" Arizona Emergency Information Network (AzEIN)
Further reading[]
- Alden Hayes, A Portal to Paradise, University of Arizona Press (1999), ISBN 0-8165-2144-1
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