Santa Cruz County Arizona Ghost Towns

Alto Arizona in 1909

Alto Arizona

Alto Arizona in 1909 Alto, Arizona, stands as a poignant relic of the American Southwest's mining frontier, a once-thriving community in the rugged Santa Rita…
Harshaw, Arizona, circa 1880s.

Harshaw Arizona

Harshaw, Arizona, is a ghost town located in Santa Cruz County in the southeastern part of the state, nestled on the eastern slopes of the…
Ruby Arizona

Ruby Arizona

Nestled in the rugged hills of Santa Cruz County in southern Arizona, just north of the Mexican border, Ruby stands as one of the most…
USGS photo of Salero, Arizona, in 1909.

Salero Arizona

Salero, a remote ghost town nestled at the southern tip of the Santa Rita Mountains in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, exemplifies the fleeting boom-and-bust cycles…