Paradise is a small ghost town located in Cochise County in the U.S. state of Arizona. The town was settled in 1901 in what was then the Arizona Territory. Paradise is also the setting for the first two Postal games.
History
In 1901 the Chiricahua Development Company located a vein of ore here. A post office was established on October 23, 1901, and at its peak, the town had saloons, general stores, a jail and a hotel. The town was essentially abandoned when the local mines failed, and the post office closed on September 30, 1943.Granger, Byrd H. (1970) Arizona Place Names, Tucson: University of Arizona Press However, a few residents remained. In June 2011, there were five permanent residents and 29 standing structuresSouthwest Incident Management Team (21 May 2011) "Emergency Bulletin: Horseshoe Two Fire Update; Precautionary Evacuation Remains in Effect" Arizona Emergency Information Network (AzEIN) when the Horseshoe 2 Fire swept through the area.Rocky Basin Type-2 Incident Management Team (10 June 2011) "Emergency Bulletin: Horseshoe Two Fire 40 Percent Contained; Winds Expected from Southwest" Arizona Emergency Information Network (AzEIN) A few homes and cemetery remain.
Geography Paradise is located 5.7 miles west (up-mountain) from Portal, Arizona, and is surrounded by Coronado National Forest land.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Paradise has a hot-summer mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Paradise was on July 8, 1912, while the coldest temperature recorded was on February 3, 2011.
See also
American Old West History of Arizona List of ghost towns in Arizona
References
Further reading Alden Hayes, A Portal to Paradise, University of Arizona Press (1999),
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