Cordes, Arizona

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.

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 Cordes' chose, his own, for the town was granted.

The Cordes post office closed in 1944 and the town was abandoned in the 1950s.

References

Philip Varney, Arizona Ghost Towns and Mining Towns: A travel guide to history, Phoenix, Arizona Highways Books, 1988, 117 pages.

Municipalities and communities of Yavapai County, Arizona
County seat: Prescott
Cities	Cottonwood \| Peoria \| Prescott \| Sedona
Towns	Camp Verde \| Chino Valley \| Clarkdale \| Dewey-Humboldt \| Jerome \| Prescott Valley
CDPs	Ash Fork \| Bagdad \| Big Park \| Black Canyon City \| Congress \| Cordes Lakes \| Cornville \| Cottonwood-Verde Village \| Lake Montezuma \| Mayer \| Paulden \| Peeples Valley \| Seligman \| Spring Valley \| Wilhoit \| Williamson \| Yarnell
Communities	Bumble Bee \| Cherry \| Cleator \| Clemenceau \| Cordes \| Crown King \| Skull Valley \| Tip Top

Coordinates: 34°18′12″N, 112°10′01″W

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