Cascabel, Arizona
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Cochise |
| Elevation[1] | 3,195 ft (974 m) |
| Time zone | MST (no DST) (UTC-7) |
Cascabel is a ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.
It is located at 32.291N / 110.378W, on the banks of the San Pedro River, east of Tucson and about 37 km north-northwest of Benson.
The name Cascabel derives from Spanish for "rattle", because an early settler killed a large rattlesnake here.[2] Cascabel was a small farming community. The post office was started by Alex Herron, a small ranch and store owner, in 1916. When deciding what to name the Cascabel post office, Herron, while on the way to Benson, met a Mexican man with a dead rattlesnake. Herron asked what the name of the snake was and the man replied "Cascabel." This was the name Herron decided to name the post office.[3] The post office was in operation until 1936.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cascabel
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