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.
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.