Stanton, Arizona
Populated place in Yavapai County, Arizona / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stanton is a populated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States that is now used as an RV park. The town was originally a stagecoach stop known as Antelope Station, and was later renamed "Stanton" after the businessman and crook Chuck Stanton, who took over the town in the 1870s. Stanton is located approximately twenty miles north of Wickenburg, at the base of Rich Hill, near the ghost towns of Octave and Weaver.[2][3][4]
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![]() Chuck Stanton in front of his store. | |
Coordinates: 34°09′55″N 112°43′46″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Yavapai County |
Population | |
• Total | ~3,500 |
Time zone | MST (no DST) |
Post Office opened | March 5, 1875 |
Post Office closed | June 15, 1905 |
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