Jerome Junction - Arizona Ghost Town

JEROME JUNCTION

NAME: Jerome Junction
COUNTY: Yavapai
ROADS: 2WD
LEGAL INFO: T16N, R2W
CLIMATE: Mild winter, warm summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime

COMMENTS: Take the old railroad bed all the way to Jerome - 26 miles.
REMAINS: Foundations and railroad equipment.

Jerome always gets the glory but Jerome Junction deserves some also as it served as a railroad stop between Prescott and Jerome. Established in 1894, Jerome Junction served the Santa Fe, Phoenix, and Prescott railroad for 15 years. The railroad was built precariously on the side of Woodchute mountain and once went over the side. Miraculously, the engineer survived. When the Santa Fe railroad was built into Clarksdale, the train made its last run and Jerome Junction became a ghost town.

Jerome always gets the glory but Jerome Junction deserves some also as it served as a railroad stop between Prescott and Jerome. Established in 1894, Jerome Junction served the Santa Fe, Phoenix, and Prescott railroad for 15 years. The railroad was built precariously on the side of Woodchute mountain and once went over the side. Miraculously, the engineer survived. When the Santa Fe railroad was built into Clarksdale, the train made its last run and Jerome Junction became a ghost town.

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