Oatman
Ghost town · United States
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- 102
- Coordinates
- 35.026, -114.384
Why it was abandoned
⚒️ Mines & quarries
Detected automatically from the text: In 1915, it began as a small mining camp when two prospectors struck US$10 million in gold, though the vicinity had already been settled for several years.
History
Oatman is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Black Mountains of Mohave County, Arizona, United States, at an elevation of 2,710 feet (830 m). In 1915, it began as a small mining camp when two prospectors struck US$10 million in gold, though the vicinity had already been settled for several years. Oatman's population grew to more than 3,500 in one year. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 102.