Oatman Flat Station

Oatman Flat Station
populated place
Oatman Flat Station
Oatman Flat Station

Location in the state of Arizona

Coordinates: 33°00′16.53″N 113°09′10.85″W / 33.0045917°N 113.1530139°W / 33.0045917; -113.1530139Coordinates: 33°00′16.53″N 113°09′10.85″W / 33.0045917°N 113.1530139°W / 33.0045917; -113.1530139
Country United States
State Arizona
County Maricopa
Elevation[1] 502 ft (153 m)
Time zone MST (no DST) (UTC-7)

Oatman Flat Station later Fourr's Stage Station, was a stagecoach station of the Butterfield Overland Mail located along the Gila River in Maricopa County, Arizona. The site was located 20 miles east of Flap-Jack Ranch and 20 miles west of Murderer's Grave Station.[2] It was located near the Gila River at Oatman Flat[1] nearby to the east of the Oatman Grave 33°00′16″N 113°09′21″W / 33.00444°N 113.15583°W / 33.00444; -113.15583, of the family of Royse Oatman that were buried there along the Southern Emigrant Trail following their massacre by Yavapai in 1851.[3]

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