Arizona Treasure Hunter’s Ghost Town Guide by Theron L. Fox

Locate Historic Arizona Ghost Towns, Mining Camps, Forts, Railroads & Forgotten Places

Discover Arizona locations that have disappeared from modern maps with the Arizona Treasure Hunter’s Ghost Town Guide by Theron L. Fox. This compact historical reference combines an alphabetical location guide with an included fold-in Arizona map, helping researchers identify former settlements, mining camps, forts, roads, railroads, and other historic places.

Historic 1868 and 1881 Arizona maps provide a fascinating look at the territory during the development of its mines, communities, transportation routes, and military posts. Approximately 1,200 place names help users research locations that may have been renamed, abandoned, absorbed into newer communities, or omitted from modern maps.

This guide is an excellent starting point for ghost-town enthusiasts, mining historians, metal detectorists, prospectors, and anyone researching Arizona’s frontier past.

Perfect For

• Ghost-town explorers

• Metal detectorists

• Treasure hunters

• Gold prospectors

• Mining-history enthusiasts

• Relic hunters

• Bottle collectors

• Arizona historians

• Genealogists

• Researchers

• Antique-map collectors

• Western-history enthusiasts

• Outdoor adventurers

• Anyone fascinated by abandoned places

Locations & Features Covered

• Ghost towns

• Historic mining camps

• Military forts

• Abandoned roads

• Early railroads

• Rivers and creeks

• Lakes

• Mountain passes

• Historic settlements

• Geographic features

• Indian reservations

• Former transportation routes

• Frontier-era place names

What You’ll Discover

• Where many former Arizona communities were located

• Historic place names no longer shown on modern maps

• Locations associated with early mining activity

• Old roads and transportation corridors

• Former forts and military sites

• Historic railroad routes

• Rivers, creeks, lakes, and mountain passes

• An alphabetical system for researching locations

• How Arizona’s settlement patterns changed over time

• Potential starting points for deeper historical research

Features

• Written by Theron L. Fox

• Includes a fold-in map of Arizona

• Features information drawn from 1868 and 1881 maps

• Approximately 1,200 place names

• Alphabetical location guide

• Detailed glossary

• Covers ghost towns and mining camps

• Includes forts, railroads, roads, waterways, and geographic features

• Compact paperback format

• 24 pages

• Originally published in 1964

Benefits

• Find historical locations missing from many modern maps

• Build a research list for future Arizona trips

• Connect old place names with general geographic areas

• Learn more about Arizona’s mining and frontier history

• Locate potential subjects for archival and land-record research

• Add historical context to prospecting and detecting trips

• Compare historic transportation routes with modern maps

• Discover lesser-known communities and mining camps

• Carry a compact reference while traveling

• Add a practical historical map guide to your research library

Recommended Accessories

Build a complete Arizona research and exploration kit with:

• Current Arizona road atlas

• USGS topographic maps

• Historic mining-district maps

• Handheld GPS receiver

• Baseplate compass

• Field notebook and pencils

• Arizona ghost-town history books

• Arizona gold and gem maps

• Mining-claim research resources

• 10X triplet jeweler’s loupe

• Digital camera

• Personal locator beacon or satellite communicator

• Metal detector and pinpointer where legally permitted

• Gold prospecting equipment appropriate for the location

Specifications

• Title: Arizona Treasure Hunter’s Ghost Town Guide

• Author: Theron L. Fox

• Original Publisher: Beautiful America Publishing Company

• Original Publication Year: 1964

• Format: Paperback

• Pages: 24

• Included Map: Fold-in Arizona map

• Historic Map Years Referenced: 1868 and 1881

• Place Names: Approximately 1,200

• ISBN-10: 0913814172

• ISBN-13: 9780913814178

• Language: English

• Subject: Arizona Ghost Towns, Mining Camps, Historic Maps and Western History

• High Plains Prospectors SKU: AZHunter

What’s Included

• One Arizona Treasure Hunter’s Ghost Town Guide

• One included fold-in map of Arizona

Historical Reference Notice

This guide was originally published in 1964 and incorporates much older historical maps. It should be used as a historical research resource—not as a current road, property-ownership, land-status, or navigation map.

Roads, landmarks, property boundaries, mining claims, place names, and access conditions may have changed substantially. Verify every location with current maps, land-management records, mining-claim information, and property records before traveling.

Responsible Exploration Reminder

A location appearing in a historical guide does not mean public access, collecting, prospecting, or metal detecting is permitted. Many historic sites are located on private property, active mining claims, tribal lands, protected archaeological areas, or restricted public land.

Obtain permission before entering private property, respect all posted signs and active claims, and confirm current regulations with the appropriate land manager. Never remove protected historical or archaeological objects.

Arizona Desert Safety

Arizona ghost-town and mining areas may contain abandoned shafts, unstable structures, extreme heat, flash-flood hazards, sharp metal, snakes, and limited cellular service. Never enter abandoned mines. Carry adequate water, navigation tools, emergency supplies, and a reliable method of communication.

Why Buy From High Plains Prospectors?

At High Plains Prospectors, we know that successful historical research often begins with an old name and a nearly forgotten location. The Arizona Treasure Hunter’s Ghost Town Guide provides a compact starting point for investigating mining camps, settlements, forts, railroads, and other places that helped shape Arizona. When paired with current maps and land-status research, it can add fascinating historical context to your next Arizona adventure.

One problem with looking for towns that no longer exist is trying to find out where they once were. Well, with the Arizona Treasure Hunter's Ghost Town Guide, you have virtually every ghost town's location plotted on a map, and an alphabetical guide to help in locating it.

This is a handy reference for locating old mining camps, ghost towns, forts, railroads, rivers, lakes and Indian reservations.

The Arizona Treasure Hunters Ghost Town Map and Guide includes a fold-in-map of Arizona and a detailed glossary. 1868 and 1881 maps of the state show 1,200 place names, abandoned roads, forts and mining camps, passes, rivers and creeks.

A must have for ghost town hunters.

Published by Beautiful America Publishing Co., 1964, Paperback, 24 pages.