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Ghost Towns in California

Ghost Towns in California

Holy smokes California has a lot of ghost towns, with over 300 ghost towns, I wonder if this is a record for the state with the most ghost towns?!

Alameda County, California Ghost Towns

  1. Drawbridge

Amador County, California Ghost Towns

  1. Drytown

Butte County, California Ghost Towns

  1. Cherokee
  2. Hamilton

Calaveras County, California Ghost Towns

  1. Balaklava Hill
  2. Blue Mountain
  3. Brownsville
  4. Buckeye Hill
  5. Camanche
  6. Camp Spirito
  7. Carson Hill
  8. Chichi
  9. El Dorado Bar
  10. Fremont Valley
  11. Greasertown
  12. Hodson
  13. Independence Flat
  14. Lower Calaveritas
  15. Mammoth Cave
  16. McLeans Bar
  17. McLeans Ferry
  18. Melones
  19. Mill Valley
  20. North American House
  21. Norval
  22. Oregon Bar
  23. Pattees Ranch
  24. Sandy Bar
  25. Spanish Bar
  26. Stony Bar
  27. Stoutenburg
  28. Taylors Bar
  29. Tremont House
  30. Yaqui Camp

Contra Costa County, California Ghost Towns

  1. Nortonville
  2. Port Chicago

Humboldt County, California Ghost Towns

Falk

Imperial County, California Ghost Towns

Jaeger City
Picacho
Tumco

Inyo County, California Ghost Towns

Ashford Mill
Avena
Ballarat
Bend City
Bradford Siding
Carthage
Cerro Gordo
Cerro Gordo Landing
Chloride City
Chrysopolis
Clark
Copperfield
Coso
Darwin
Dunmovin
Echo
Elna
Furnace
Furnace Creek Inn
Greenwater
Gerstley
Haiwee
Horton
Intake
Jay
Kasson
Kearsarge
Keeler
Lane Mill
Leadfield
Lee
Lila C
Lone Pine Station
Lookout City
Manzanar
Narka
Neil
Neuralia
Newburyport
9 Mile Station
Noonday Camp
Owensville
Panamint City
Reilly
Roachville
San Carlos
Scheelite
Schwaub
Skidoo
Skyes
Sodan
Stewarts
Sunland
Swansea
Tule Station
White Mountain City
Zurich

Kern County, California Ghost Towns

18 Mile House
Allard
Amalie
Artwell
Asphalto
Barnes Settlement
Benita
Big Blue Mill
Burkeville
Cabernet
Cambio
Canebrake
Canfield
Chanz
Clarkson
Code
Craft
Cuttens
Desert Spring
Domino
Eaires
Eric
Fluhr
Fram
Freeman Junction
Gamba
Garlock
Girard
Gold Town
Goler Heights
Greenwich
Gyle
Hatfields Camps
Indian Springs
Inmans
Isabella
Joe Walker Town
Joyfull
Kern River Slough
Kernvale
Kernville
Kyan
La Rose
Langdon
Lavers’ Crossing
Lee Camp
Leliter
Leonards
Levee
Levee Spur
Little Dixie
Martendale
Midway
Miramonte
Monterio
Mountain House
Moseman
Muroc
Nadeau
Nome
North Muroc
Olig
Packwood
Page
Paloma
Parsons
Petersburg
Petro
Pine
Piute
Proctor
Progress
Pylema
Quartzburg
Redrock
Reefer City
Reservoir
Rio Bravo
Riverview
Rock Springs
Rogersville
Sage
San Miguel de los Noches
Sand Cut
Scovern Hot Springs
Sedwell
Shady Rest
Shale
Shamrock
Smyrna
Solon
Sorrell’s
Strader
Strand
Sullivan
Summers
Sunset
Teagle
Tehichipa
Tejon
Terese
Terese Siding
Toolwass
Trescape
Treves
Una Siding
Unadilla
Vaccaro
Vaughn
Vernette
Warren (Mojave)
Water Station
West Baker
Winter Garden

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Kings County, California Ghost Towns

Cox & Clark Trading Post and Steamboat Landing
Kingston
Vaca Adobe

Los Angeles County, California Ghost Towns

Eldoradoville
Hollands
Llano del Rio
Lyons Station
Mentryville
Petroleopolis

Madera County, California Ghost Towns

Grub Gulch

Mariposa County, California Ghost Towns

Grub Gulch
Agua Fria
Bondville
Borel
Chinquapin
Drum
Eightmile
Elevenmile
Elkhorn
Emory
Hokokwito
Horseshoe Bend
Indian Gulch
Kocher
Kumaini
Macheto
Minear
Mount Ophir
Newtown
Notomidula
Opie
Phillip’s Flat
Quartzburg
Ridleys Ferry
Sakaya
Sloss
Wenger
Wiskala
Yosemite Mill

Merced County, California Ghost Towns

Merced Falls

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Mono County, California Ghost Towns

Bennettville
Benton
Bodie
Dogtown
Mammoth City
Masonic

Montery County, California Ghost Towns

Manchester

Nevada County, California Ghost Towns

Moore’s Flat
Woolsey Flat
You Bet

Orange County, California Ghost Towns

Beeks Place

Placer County, California Ghost Towns

Deadwood
Iowa Hill
Westville

Plumas County, California Ghost Towns

Antelope House
Seneca

Riverside County, California Ghost Towns

Eagle Mountain
Leon
Linda Rosa
Midland
North Shore
Pinacate
Temescal
Terra Cotta
Willard

Sacramento County, California Ghost Towns

Hoboken
Mormon Island
Norristown
Prairie City

San Benito County, California Ghost Towns

New Idria

San Bernardino County, California Ghost Towns

Agua Mansa
Amboy
Atolia
Bagdad
Belleville
Calico
Chambless
Essex
Goffs
Hart
Ivanpah
Kelso
Ludlow
Pasinogna
Politana
Prado
Providence
Rincon
Rice
Rincon
Siberia
Silver Lake
Valley Wells
Vanderbilt

San Diego County, California Ghost Towns

Branson City
Coleman City
Cuyamaca City
Eastwood
Stonewall
Stratton
Vallecito

San Joaquin County, California Ghost Towns

Banta
Carnegie
Elliott
Liberty
San Joaquin City

San Luis Obispo County, California Ghost Towns

La Panza

San Mateo County, California Ghost Towns

Purissima

Santa Clara County, California Ghost Towns

Alma
Coyote
Holy City
Lexington
New Almaden
Patchen
Wrights

Shasta County, California Ghost Towns

Gas Point
Shasta

Sierra County, California Ghost Towns

Gibsonville
Port Wine
St. Louis

Siskiyou County, California Ghost Towns

Bestville
Gullion’s Bar
Negro Flat

Sonoma County, California Ghost Towns

Mercuryville
Wingo

Stanislaus County, California Ghost Towns

Empire City

Trinity County, California Ghost Towns

Denny

Tulare County, California Ghost Towns

Fountain Springs
Packwood Station
Stickneys Ferry

Tuolumne County, California Ghost Towns

  1. Campo de Salvado
  2. Chinese Camp
  3. French Flat
  4. Martinez
  5. Sawmill Flat
  6. Second Garrotte

Yolo County, California Ghost Towns

  1. Wycoff

Yuba County, California Ghost Towns

  1. Timbuctoo

Ghost Towns in California