Bellevue, Arizona
| Bellevue, Arizona | |
|---|---|
| Ghost town | |
  Bellevue, Arizona Location in the state of Arizona | |
| Coordinates: 33°19′55″N 110°56′36″W / 33.33194°N 110.94333°WCoordinates: 33°19′55″N 110°56′36″W / 33.33194°N 110.94333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Gila |
| Founded: | c. 1906 |
| Abandoned: | c. 1927 |
| Elevation[1] | 4,692 ft (1,430 m) |
| Time zone | MST (no DST) (UTC-7) |
| Post Office Opened: | July 30, 1906 |
| Post Office Closed: | April 7, 1927 |
Bellevue is a ghost town in Gila County, Arizona, five miles southwest of Miami.
History
The settlement was founded as a mining camp around 1906 when a post office was established. The name of the founder is unknown though the town was built to harbor the Gibson Cooper Mine. The Bellevue-Miami Stagecoach company had a stage there. A boarding house, general store and the post office were among many houses. The population got as high 300 before 1927 when the post office closed and the settlement became a ghost town. As of today, the concrete Gibson Cooper mill still stands, along with metal mining equipment. Piles of ore can be found also.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bellevue
- ↑ Sherman, James E; Barbara H. Sherman (1969). Ghost Towns of Arizona. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-0843-6.
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