Fortuna, Arizona

Fortuna is a ghost town in Yuma County in the U.S. state of Arizona.

Fortuna was a mining town named for the Fortuna Mine or La Fortuna Mine, discovered about 1893 by Charles Thomas, William Holbert, and others, in 1893 in Arizona Territory.^[1] It had its own post office from September 1896 that was discontinued in November 30, 1904 being replaced by Blaisdell, Arizona.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fortuna, Arizona
↑ John and Lillian Theobald, Arizona Territory Post Offices & Postmasters, Arizona Historical Foundation, Phoenix, 1961, p.101
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fortuna, Arizona

Municipalities and communities of Yuma County, Arizona, United States

County seat: Yuma

Cities	San Luis Somerton Yuma

Town	Wellton

CDPs	Avenue B and C Aztec Buckshot Dateland Donovan Estates Drysdale El Prado Estates Fortuna Foothills Gadsden Martinez Lake Orange Grove Mobile Manor Padre Ranchitos Rancho Mesa Verde Tacna Wall Lane Wellton Hills

Unincorporated communities	Araby Asher Blaisdell Colfred Engesser Junction Growler Horn Hyder Kim Kinter Kofa Kool Corner Laguna Mohawk Roll Speece Addition

Indian reservations	Cocopah Indian Reservation Fort Yuma Indian Reservation‡

Ghost towns	Arizona City Castle Dome Castle Dome Landing Colorado City Dome Filibusters Camp Fortuna Gila City La Laguna Mission Camp Owl Pedrick's Polaris

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 32°41′26″N 114°27′11″W / 32.69056°N 114.45306°W / 32.69056; -114.45306

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