Abandoned Record
About Anita
Anita was a mining town situated in Coconino County, Arizona on the Grand Canyon Railway. It was named in 1897 after a railroad surveyor's daughter.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Anita, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Anita is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Anita
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1886 Chino sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1891 Chino sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Williams sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Williams sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Williams sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Williams sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Williams sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Howard Hill sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Red Butte SW sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Valle sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Anita
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Arizona index.
- Apex6.7 mi NE · Coconino
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Anita, Arizona": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q85741786.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).