Swansea, Arizona

Swansea, Arizona
Remnants of Swansea.
Remnants of Swansea.
Swansea is located in Arizona
Swansea
Swansea
Location in the state of Arizona
Swansea is located in the United States
Swansea
Swansea
Swansea (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°10′12″N 113°50′46″W / 34.17000°N 113.84611°W / 34.17000; -113.84611
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyLa Paz
Founded1908
Government
 • MayorJessup Hutcheson
Elevation1,283 ft (391 m)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST (no DST))
Post Office openedMarch 25, 1909
Post Office closedJune 28, 1924
Swansea, circa 1920.

Swansea is a ghost town in La Paz County in the U.S. state of Arizona. It was settled circa 1909 in what was then the Arizona Territory. It served as a mining town as well as a location for processing and smelting the copper ore taken from the nearby mines.