Nothing was a small unincorporated settlement

Unincorporated area

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 in far eastern Mohave County

Mohave County, Arizona

Mohave County is located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 200,186, an increase of 45,154 people since the 2000 census count of 155,032. The county seat is Kingman...

, Arizona

Arizona

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, United States

United States

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 with four inhabitants.

History

The locals told travelers it "got named by a bunch of drunks."

The settlement was established in 1977, located 100 miles northwest of Phoenix Arizona, and roughly 20 miles south of Wikieup

Wikieup, Arizona

Wikieup is a small unincorporated community located on U.S. Route 93 in Mohave County, Arizona. It is located approximately south of Interstate 40 and approximately northwest of Phoenix, Arizona. In 2000, the population of Wikieup's ZCTA was 305....

, the "rattlesnake capital of Arizona." It is west of Bagdad

Bagdad, Arizona

Bagdad is a copper mining community and census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, in the western part of the state. It is one of only two remaining company towns in Arizona...

 at milepost 148½ on U.S. Route 93

U.S. Route 93

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 (the Joshua Forest Scenic Parkway) between Wickenburg

Wickenburg, Arizona

Wickenburg is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 6,423.-Geography:Wickenburg is located at ....

 and Kingman

Kingman, Arizona

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, on the route from Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

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 to Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona

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.

The Arizona Department of Transportation

Arizona Department of Transportation

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 (ADOT) installed one of four motorist callbox

Callbox

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es on U.S. 93 at Nothing.

The town sign read:

Commerce and attractions

The entire population ran a gas stop and garage. The gas station had a flat bed truck selling rocks and minerals found nearby as local souvenirs. Behind the gas station, down the embankment, was a small scrap heap.

Recent history

Nothing was abandoned by May 2005, and by August 2008, the gas station was beginning to collapse. An attempted revival of Nothing occurred at some time after August 2008 when Nothing was purchased by Mike Jensen. By April 2009, Jensen had opened his pizza business, run from a portable oven, with hopes of reopening the mini-mart and creating accommodations for RVs

Recreational vehicle

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.

As of April 2011 it appears that Nothing has once again been abandoned. The building has fresh boards in the windows, and no sign of inhabitance or being open.

Cultural influences

Anais and Billy Yeager's film "Jesus of Malibu" was partially filmed in Nothing, Arizona.

External links

• Roadsideamerica.com - Nothing, Arizona (visitor stories)
• photo of Nothing, Arizona with Richard Kenworthy from digitaljournalist.org
• Field Collecting: Wickenburg Area photos of Nothing, Arizona
• Nothing (AZ) Black-and-white photo portfolio
• South US 93 - US 93 Corridor Map and Attractions ADOT map showing location of Nothing