San Rafael, Arizona Explained

San Rafael, Arizona
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:USA Arizona#USA
Pushpin Label:San Rafael
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Arizona
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pima
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MST
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:2172
Elevation M:662
Coordinates:31.7372°N -112.0242°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Area Code:520
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:24598

San Rafael, is a ghost town in Pima County, Arizona, United States.

History

On November 24, 1865, San Rafael, then a ranching community, was the site of a raid, by a large Sonoran force of about 350 Opata volunteers under the command of Col. Refugio Tanori, an Opata leader commissioned in the Mexican Imperial Army, that left an American citizen wounded. It was believed to be an attempt to capture Sonora Governor Ignacio Pesquiera, who had fled the advance of French troops, taking refuge in Arizona Territory.