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Oro Blanco, Arizona

Coordinates: 31°29′45″N 111°16′47″W / 31.49583°N 111.27972°W / 31.49583; -111.27972
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Oro Blanco, Arizona
Populated place
Oro Blanco is located in Arizona
Oro Blanco
Oro Blanco
Location within the state of Arizona
Oro Blanco is located in the United States
Oro Blanco
Oro Blanco
Oro Blanco (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°29′45″N 111°16′47″W / 31.49583°N 111.27972°W / 31.49583; -111.27972
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountySanta Cruz
Elevation
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3,963 ft (1,208 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS code04-51565
GNIS feature ID36757[1]

Oro Blanco is a populated place situated in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 3,963 feet (1,208 m) above sea level.[1]

History

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Oro Blanco was a mining community. Its population was 96 in 1902.[3] Once a stage stop, the ghost town has some buildings and a small cemetery.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oro Blanco, Arizona
  2. ^ "Oro Blanco (in Santa Cruz County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  4. ^ Varney, Philip (1980). "Eight: The Ruby Loop". Arizona's Best Ghost Towns. Flagstaff: Northland Press. pp. 88, 91. ISBN 0873582179. LCCN 79-91724.
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