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'{{Infobox settlement <!--See Template:Infobox Settlement for additional fields that may be available--> <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |name = Nothing, Arizona |official_name = |other_name = |native_name = <!-- if different from the English name --> |nickname = |settlement_type = [[Ghost town]] |total_type = <!-- to set a non-standard label for total area and population rows --> |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = Nothing, Arizona.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Nothing, Arizona in 2011 |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Arizona |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location in the state of [[Arizona]] |pushpin_mapsize = 250 <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = [[Country]] |subdivision_name = [[United States]] |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Arizona]] |subdivision_type2 = [[County (United States)|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Mohave County|Mohave]] <!-- Smaller parts (e.g. boroughs of a city) and seat of government --> |seat_type = |seat = |parts_type = |parts_style = <!-- =list (for list), coll (for collapsed list), para (for paragraph format) Default is list if up to 5 items, coll if more than 5--> |parts = <!-- parts text, or header for parts list --> |p1 = |p2 = <!-- etc. up to p50: for separate parts to be listed--> <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |established_title = Settled |established_date = 1977 <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, to display imperial before metric--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields with measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = <!-- Elevation --------------------------> |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=GNIS/> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 3268 |elevation_max_m = |elevation_max_ft = |elevation_min_m = |elevation_min_ft = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2008 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 0 |population_density_km2 = <!--For automatic calculation, any density field may contain: auto --> |population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coor_type = <!-- can be used to specify what the coordinates refer to --> |coordinates = {{coord|34|28|47|N|113|20|7|W|region:US-AZ|display=inline,title}} <!-- Area/postal codes & others --> |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 2675317<ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis|2675317|Nothing (historical)}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = }} '''Nothing''' is an uninhabited [[ghost town]] in eastern [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave County]], [[Arizona]], United States.<ref name=GNIS/> ==History== The locals told travelers it "got named by a bunch of drunks."<ref>{{cite book | last = Peterson | first = Dale | title = Storyville, USA | publisher = University of Georgia Press | location = Athens | year = 2001 | isbn = 0-8203-2303-9 | page = [https://archive.org/details/storyvilleusa0000pete_b3y7/page/238 238] | url = https://archive.org/details/storyvilleusa0000pete_b3y7/page/238 }}</ref> Nothing has frequently been noted on lists of [[Place names considered unusual|unusual place names]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=29zh3dIgmv8C&pg=PR11| title=Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places | publisher=Adams Media | author=Parker, Quentin | year=2010 | pages=xi| isbn=9781440507397 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Thompson|first=George E.|title=You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Ia7Rga26OkC&pg=PA5|year=2009|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=978-1-4401-3421-0|page=5}}</ref> The settlement was established in 1977 by Richard "Buddy" Kenworthy,<ref>[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930815&slug=1716054]</ref> located {{convert|100|mi}} northwest of [[Phoenix, Arizona]],<ref>[http://www.travelintelligence.net/php/articles/art.php?id=1000322 Nothing, Arizona] by Andrew Eames, from travelintelligence.net</ref> and roughly {{convert|20|mi}} south of [[Wikieup, Arizona|Wikieup]], the "rattlesnake capital of Arizona."<ref>[http://www.desertusa.com/mag05/jun/bagdad.html A trip to Bagdad and Some Other Places Not In Iraq] by Gordon Burhop from desertusa.com</ref> It is west of [[Bagdad, Arizona|Bagdad]] at milepost 148½ on [[U.S. Route 93]] (the Joshua Forest Scenic Parkway) between [[Wickenburg, Arizona|Wickenburg]] and [[Kingman, Arizona|Kingman]], on the route from [[Las Vegas]] to Phoenix.<ref>[http://deuceofclubs.com/enwiki/w/forgotten/forgotten022.htm What there is in Nothing]</ref> The [[Arizona Department of Transportation]] (ADOT) installed one of four motorist [[call box]]es on U.S. 93 at Nothing.<ref>[http://www.us93corridor.com/safety.htm Motorist Assist Patrol] U.S. 93 Corridor {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410054734/http://www.us93corridor.com/safety.htm |date=2009-04-10 }}</ref> The town sign read:<ref>[https://www.newscientist.com/backpage.ns?id=mg19025502.700 A town called Nothing] by Dmitry Knyazev, From issue 2550 of [[New Scientist]] magazine, 06 May 2006, page 88</ref><ref>[http://www.tonymorganlive.com/tony_morgan_one_of_the_si/2005/05/10_advantages_o.html 10 Advantages of Doing Ministry Without a Ministry Strategy] by Tony Morgan, May 31, 2005</ref> {{Cquote|'''Town of Nothing Arizona. Founded 1977. Elevation 3269ft.'''<br>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 4. The settlement contained a [[filling station|gas station]] and small [[convenience store]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Will Shiers|title=Roadside Relics: America's Abandoned Automobiles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r4BFyl9Qjw8C&pg=PA64|date=6 November 2010|publisher=MBI Publishing Company|isbn=978-1-61060-114-6|page=64}}</ref> Nothing was abandoned by May 2005, and by August 2008, the gas station was beginning to collapse.<ref>[http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php?tip_AttractionNo=%3D87 Nothing, AZ - Nothing, Arizona<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> An attempted revival of Nothing occurred at some time after August 2008 when Nothing was purchased by Mike Jensen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/dining/articles/2009/04/29/20090429nothing.html|title=Pizza chef has high hopes for his roadside attraction|last=Ruelas|first=Richard|date=29 April 2009|work=The Arizona Republic|publisher=Gannett|access-date=2009-04-30}}</ref> 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 [[recreational vehicle|RVs]]. 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 any activity.<ref> [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/blog/inevitable-return-of-nothing/ The Inevitable Return Of Nothing]</ref> In 2016, [[Century 21 (real estate)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nothing-arizona-fathers-day_us_575ec4a5e4b00f97fba8db64|title=You Can Literally Give Dad 'Nothing' For Father's Day|last=Cave|first=James|date=13 June 2016|work=The Huffington Post|publisher=The Huffington Post|access-date=2016-06-19}}</ref> The promotion was done with the participation of the current property owner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/parents/real-estate-company-offers-chance-give-dad-nothing-father-s-t97071|title=Real estate company offers the chance to give Dad 'Nothing' this Father's Day|last=Peters|first=Terry|date=8 June 2016|work=Today|publisher=NBC News|access-date=2016-06-19}}</ref> and included a downloadable "Certificate of Nothing" and gift card. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php3?tip_AttractionNo==87 Roadsideamerica.com - Nothing, Arizona] (visitor stories) *[http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0307/gg08.html photo of Nothing, Arizona with Richard Kenworthy] from digitaljournalist.org *[http://www.gamineral.org/rr06_wickenburg-az_burro_ck.html Field Collecting: Wickenburg Area] photos of Nothing, Arizona *[http://www.tmwork.com/main/Show$Id=1111.html Nothing (AZ)] Black-and-white photo portfolio *[http://www.us93corridor.com/map.htm South US 93 - US 93 Corridor Map and Attractions] ADOT map showing location of Nothing {{Mohave County, Arizona}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Ghost towns in Arizona]] [[Category:Former populated places in Mohave County, Arizona]] [[Category:Roadside attractions in Arizona]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1977]] [[Category:1977 establishments in Arizona]]'