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Mohave County, Arizona

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
69historic places
—earliest paper
1864formed
213,267pop. 2020
25cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 69 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966. Most listings are in or near Kingman, Oatman, Moccasin.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Arizona is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Mohave titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

57 of 69 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

69 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
AT & SF LocomotiveKingmanStructure1986
AT & T BuildingKingmanBuilding1986
Anderson, Max J., HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Anderson, R. L., HouseKingmanBuilding1987
Antelope CaveColorado CitySite1975
Armour and Jacobson BuildingKingmanBuilding1986
Big HouseMoccasinBuilding1983
Bighorn CaveOatmanSite1988
Black, Arthur F., HouseKingmanBuilding1993
Blakeley, William G., HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Blakely, Ross H., HouseKingmanBuilding1988
Bonelli HouseKingmanBuilding1975
Brown, Duff T., HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Building at 218 SpringKingmanBuilding1986
Camp Beale SpringsKingmanSite1974
Carr, Raymond, HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Dennis, Foster S., HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Desert Power & Water Co., Electric Power PlantKingmanBuilding1986
Durlin HotelOatmanBuilding1983
Elk's Lodge No. 468KingmanBuilding1986
Elliott, S. T., HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Gates, J. M., HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Grand Wash Archeological DistrictLake MeadDistrict1980
Gruninger, W. A., BuildingKingmanBuilding1986
GymnasiumKingmanBuilding1986
Hardyville CemeteryBullhead CitySite2001
Horse Valley RanchLittlefieldBuilding1984
House at 105 Spring St.KingmanBuilding1986
House at 519 GolcondaKingmanBuilding1986
House at 527 PineKingmanBuilding1986
House at 536 ParkKingmanBuilding1986
House at 809 Grand ViewKingmanBuilding1986
Householder, Ross E., HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Hubbs HouseKingmanBuilding1978
IOOF BuildingKingmanBuilding1986
John Osterman Gas StationPeach SpringsBuilding2012
Kayser, George R., HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Kingman Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School Radio TowerKingmanStructure1999
Kingman Commercial Historic DistrictKingmanDistrict1986
Kingman Grammar SchoolKingmanBuilding1986
Lefever HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Little Red SchoolKingmanBuilding1986
Livingston, Dr. David S., HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Lovin & Withers Investment HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Lovin and Withers CottagesKingmanBuilding1986
Mahoney, W. P., HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Masonic TempleKingmanBuilding1986
Mohave County Courthouse and JailKingmanBuilding1983
Mohave County HospitalKingmanBuilding1986
Northern Avenue Petroglyph SiteKingmanSite1996
Oatman Drug Company BuildingOatmanBuilding2006
Old Trails BridgeTopockStructure1988
Peach Springs Trading PostPeach SpringsBuilding2003
Pipe Spring National MonumentMoccasinDistrict1966
Pipe Spring National Monument Historic District (Boundary Increase)FredoniaDistrict2000
Saint John's Methodist Episcopal ChurchKingmanBuilding1986
Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchKingmanBuilding1986
Sand Hollow Wash BridgeLittlefieldStructure1988
Sargent, Mrs. M. P., HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Schoolhouse at Truxton Canyon Training SchoolValentineBuilding2003
Sullivan, G. H., Lodging HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Tyrell HouseKingmanBuilding1986
US Post OfficeKingmanBuilding1986
Van Marter BuildingKingmanBuilding1986
Walker, O. E., HouseKingmanBuilding1986
White, Dr. Toler R., HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Williams, E. B., HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Wright, J. B., HouseKingmanBuilding1986
Ziemer, Charles, HouseKingmanBuilding1986

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Mohave was formed in 1864 (1864-11-10) from unknown / original county.

MOHAVE created as one of four original counties in Arizona Territory; included part of present Nevada.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Mohave County population from 1870 to 2020 (Census historical series).

213k107k1791870188019201950196020002020
1870188019001920194019501960198020002020
1791,1903,4265,2598,5918,5107,73655,865155,032213,267

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

25 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 25 of 25 listed
NameLatLon
Beaver Dam Cemetery36.9038-113.92612
Chloride Cemetery35.41144-114.20694
Cox Family Cemetery36.95267-112.89212
Desert Lawn Cemetery34.88964-114.54282
Fort Mojave Post Cemetery (historical)35.0437-114.62199
Franconia Cemetery34.74005-114.26837
Gold Road Cemetery35.04443-114.39189
Hackberry Cemetery35.37093-113.73131
Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery35.12082-114.58736
Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery35.12084-114.58733
Isaac Carling Memorial Park36.9904-112.9651
J.W. Black Memorial CemeteryNoneNone
Lake Havasu Memorial Gardens34.51454-114.3615
Littlefield Cemetery36.8902-113.92772
Mineral Park Cemetery35.37004-114.14811
Mount Trumbull Cemetery36.40483-113.35789
Mountain View Cemetery35.20114-114.03475
Noli Cemetery34.67208-113.57414
Oatman Cemetery35.02012-114.37636
Peach Springs Cemetery35.5465-113.41161
Sandy Cemetery34.686-113.58099
Signal Area Cemetery34.46361-113.62516
Valentine Cemetery35.36199-113.66539
Yucca Cemetery34.87596-114.15197
Yucca Cemetery34.87596-114.15197
Historical populated places — 2 of 2
NameLatLon
Hardyville35.045-114.62163
Nothing34.47998-113.33601

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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