Cordes is a ghost town located eight miles southeast of the area of Mayer in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Cordes was established in 1883 by John Henry Cordes.

Cordes, Arizona
Cordes, Arizona is located in Arizona
Cordes, Arizona
Cordes, Arizona
Location in the state of Arizona
Cordes, Arizona is located in the United States
Cordes, Arizona
Cordes, Arizona
Cordes, Arizona (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°18′12″N 112°10′01″W / 34.30333°N 112.16694°W / 34.30333; -112.16694
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyYavapai
Elevation3,763 ft (1,147 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST (no DST))

The town was originally destined to be called Antelope Junction; however, Cordes' application for a post office in that name was denied in 1883. The reason was that there was already an Antelope Station in Arizona. That town is now called Stanton. The second name that Cordes chose was his own, which was approved. The Cordes post office closed in 1944 and the town was abandoned in the 1950s.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cordes
  2. ^ Varney, Philip (1980). "One: Near Prescott • Ghosts of the Higher Ground". Arizona's Best Ghost Towns. Flagstaff: Northland Press. p. 15. ISBN 0873582179. LCCN 79-91724.

Further reading

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  • Du Shane, Neal (December 30, 2012). "Cordes, Arizona". American Pioneer & Cemetery Research Project.
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