Abandoned Record
About House Rock
House Rock is a ghost town near the northwest end of the House Rock Valley in northern Coconino County, Arizona, United States. The community was named after the House Rock Valley, which was named by the John Wesley Powell Expedition in 1871.
This is a site record: what public sources say about House Rock, 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 House Rock is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover House Rock
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 Kaibab sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1936 Jacobs Lake sheet, 1:48,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1940 Jacob Lake sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Jacobs Lake sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Grand Canyon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Grand Canyon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Grand Canyon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Grand Canyon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Fredonia sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 House Rock 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.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "House Rock, Arizona": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q28596879.
- USGS GNIS 33714.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).