Abandoned Record
About Spenazuma
Spenazuma was a short-lived mining town, now a ghost town, in Graham County, Arizona, United States. The townsite is now privately owned, and the site of a working ranch.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Spenazuma, 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 Spenazuma is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Spenazuma
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.
- 1944 Jackson Mtn sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1946 Jackson Mtn sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Tucson sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Tucson sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Tucson sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Tucson sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Tucson sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Jackson Mtn sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Mammoth sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1997 Jackson Mountain 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 Spenazuma
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Arizona index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Spenazuma, Arizona": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7575937.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).