Record
About Brenda
Brenda is a census-designated place (CDP) in La Paz County, Arizona, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Brenda, 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 Brenda is

Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Brenda
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.
- 1942 Vicksburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Phoenix sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Phoenix sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Phoenix sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Phoenix sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Vicksburg sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1969 Phoenix sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 Phoenix sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Salome sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Bear Hills sheet, 1:24,000 · 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 Brenda
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Arizona index.
- Plomosa10.7 mi W · La Paz
- Harquahala19.9 mi E · La Paz
- Bouse23.3 mi N · La Paz
- Polaris26.0 mi S · Yuma
- Kofa27.9 mi S · Yuma
- La Paz31.0 mi W · La Paz
- Mineral City33.6 mi W · La Paz
- Ehrenberg34.0 mi W · La Paz
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Brenda": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Brenda, Arizona": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q3709549.
- USGS GNIS 2582740.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).