Swansea, Arizona

Swansea, Arizona
Remnants of Swansea.
Swansea
Location in the state of Arizona
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
Elevation
1,283 ft (391 m)
Population
 (2009)
  Total
0
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST (no DST))
Post Office openedMarch 25, 1909
Post Office closedJune 28, 1924

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.