Ghost Town

Lochiel

Santa Cruz County, AZ

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Quiet former border hamlet in the San Rafael Valley where a U.S. customs station once faced Mexico across a lonely cattle country road. Scattered historic buildings and open grassland valley setting remain on public approaches; a classic remote Santa Cruz County ghost-adjacent townsite without the mine-shaft hazards of the Patagonia Mountains camps.

Field facts

RegionSanta Cruz County, AZ
Coordinates31.3357, -110.6240
ARPAArtifacts & structures are protected by federal law (ARPA) — take only photos, leave every relic in place.
EraLate 19th–mid 20th c. border / ranching community
AccessDirt roads via FR / county roads from Patagonia or Duquesne area
SettingSan Rafael Valley near Mexico line

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