Abandoned Record
About Concho
Concho is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Concho is located on Arizona State Route 61, 14 miles (23 km) west of St.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Concho, 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 Concho is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Concho
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 St Johns sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1892 St Johns sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Saint Johns sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Saint Johns sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Saint Johns sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Saint Johns sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 Concho sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Springerville 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 Concho
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Arizona index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Concho": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Concho, Arizona": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5264660.
- USGS GNIS 3155.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).