Nothing, Arizona | |
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 Nothing, 2011 | |
  Nothing  Nothing | |
| Coordinates:34°28′47″N113°20′7″W / 34.47972°N 113.33528°W /34.47972; -113.33528 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Mohave |
| Settled | 1977 |
| Elevation | 3,268 ft (996 m) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 0 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2675317[1] |
Nothing is an uninhabitedghost town in easternMohave County,Arizona, United States.[1]
The locals told travelers it "got named by a bunch of drunks."[2] Nothing has frequently been noted on lists ofunusual place names.[3]
The settlement was established in 1977 by Richard "Buddy" Kenworthy,[4] located 118 miles (190 km) northwest ofPhoenix,[5] and 23 miles (37 km) south ofWikieup, the "rattlesnake capital of Arizona."[6] It is west ofBagdad at milepost 148½ onU.S. Route 93 (the Joshua Forest Scenic Parkway) betweenWickenburg andKingman, on the route fromLas Vegas to Phoenix.[7]
TheArizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) installed one of four motoristcall boxes on U.S. 93 at Nothing.[8]
Town of Nothing Arizona. Founded 1977. Elevation 3269ft.
The staunch citizens of Nothing are full of Hope, Faith, and Believe in the work ethic. Thru-the-years-these dedicated people had faith in Nothing, hoped for Nothing, worked at Nothing, for Nothing.
At its height, Nothing had a population of four. The settlement contained agas station and smallconvenience store.[11]
Nothing was abandoned by May 2005 when Kenworthy moved on from the settlement, and by August 2008, the disused gas station was beginning to collapse.[12] An attempted revival of Nothing occurred at some time after August 2008 when Nothing was purchased by Mike Jensen.[13] By April 2009, Jensen had opened his pizza business, run from a portable oven, with hopes of reopening the mini-mart and creating accommodations forRVs.
In April 2011, Nothing was marked as abandoned once again. The building has fresh boards in the windows, and no sign of inhabitance or any activity.
In 2016,Century 21 Real Estate ran a "Give Dad Nothing" promotion where a free 24-hour lease to a piece of property at Nothing, Arizona could be secured for June 19, 2016 (Father's Day) only.[14] The promotion was done with the participation of the current property owner[15] and included a downloadable "Certificate of Nothing" and gift card.
