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History · Ehrenberg

Half of Ehrenberg’s homes were built after 1987

Most of Ehrenberg was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: 4 old photos and papers, maps from 1951 on, and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
4old photos & papers
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From Ehrenberg’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Ehrenberg’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 4 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Start Ehrenberg’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ehrenberg’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewThe Colorado river and Ehrenburg, Arizo…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Ehrenberg came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Ehrenberg.

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In 1863, German mining engineer Herman Ehrenberg was hired to survey a new townsite along the Colorado River, approximately 6 miles (10 km) from La Paz, Arizona. The town, named Mineral City, began to grow in 1866, after a new landing was established there, supported by the steamboat captains of the George A. Johnson Company. Mineral City attracted miners and many businessmen away from La Paz and by September 20, 1869, had grown large enough to win a post office. The same year it was renamed "Ehrenberg".

Over the next several years the town continued to grow, surpassing La Paz. By 1875 there were 500 residents. The population of La Paz dwindled, and many storekeepers relocated to Ehrenberg.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Ehrenberg, 1869 to 1951

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1869Post officeThe Ehrenburg post office opens
  3. 1875In the archiveThe Colorado river and Ehrenburg, Arizona.Alternate Title: Descriptive views of the Ameri…
  4. 20th century
  5. 1951On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Ehrenberg, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1870s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1870s4 items
The Colorado river and Ehrenburg, Arizona.Alternate Title: Descriptive views of the American continentc. 1875The Colorado river and Ehrenburg, Arizona.Alternate T…The Colorado river and Ehrenburg, Arizona.Alternate Title: Descriptive views of the American continentc. 1875The Colorado river and Ehrenburg, Arizona.Alternate T…The Colorado river and Ehrenburg, Arizona.Alternate Title: Descriptive views of the American continentc. 1875The Colorado river and Ehrenburg, Arizona.Alternate T…The Colorado river and Ehrenburg, Arizona.Alternate Title: Descriptive views of the American continentc. 1875The Colorado river and Ehrenburg, Arizona.Alternate T…
Today2 recent
Ehrenberg (2)2021Ehrenberg (2)Ehrenberg-Blythe Colorado River Bridge2017Ehrenberg-Blythe Colorado River Bridge
On the map

Ehrenberg on the map, 1951 to 1970

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ehrenberg. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Ehrenberg on the 1951 USGS mapEhrenberg on the 1970 USGS map1951Blythe sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ehrenberg.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

The Colorado river and Ehrenburg, Arizona.Alternate Title: Descriptive views of the American continent
Retake this viewThe Colorado river and Ehrenburg, Arizona.Alternate Title: Descriptive views of the American continent, c. 1875

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Ehrenberg’s page.

Retake this view · +15
People over time

Ehrenberg, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,60020002020Peak: 1,470

Between 763 and 1,470 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Ehrenberg’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Ehrenberg

Nobody well known was born in Ehrenberg itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Gary GoddardAmerican film producer and director · b. 1954
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Tony EasonAmerican football player · b. 1959
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Andrew CancioMexican-American boxer · b. 1988
Veronica MurdockAmerican civil servant · b. 1944
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Adam SevadaAmerican darts player · b. 1985
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Frankie ErvinMusical artist · b. 1926
Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
MorgantownRiver Lagoon Resort Mobile Home Park
Gone or out of use
Bradshaw Ferrylocale

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Ehrenberg’s history

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.