List of ghost towns in California

Last updated February 09, 2025

Ghost towns in California were caused by factors including the end of the California gold rush, the creation of new lakes, and the abandonment of formerly-used rail and motor routes.

Classification

Barren site

Sites no longer in existence
Sites that have been destroyed
Only remnants of structures left
Reverted to pasture

Neglected site

Only rubble left
Roofless building ruins
Buildings or houses still standing, but majority are roofless

Abandoned site

Building or houses still standing
Buildings and houses all abandoned
No population, except caretaker
Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings, for example old church, grocery store

Semiabandoned site

Building or houses still standing
Buildings and houses largely abandoned
few residents
many abandoned buildings
Small population

List

Town	Other names	County	Latitude/Longitude	Founded	Abandoned	Status	Remarks
Agua Fria		Mariposa	37°29′06″N120°01′13″W / 37.48500°N 120.02028°W / 37.48500; -120.02028	1850	1862^[1]	Barren^[2]	Truly was abandoned after a fire burnt down the town in 1866.
Agua Mansa		San Bernardino	34°02′31″N117°21′50″W / 34.04194°N 117.36389°W / 34.04194; -117.36389	1853	After 1862^[3]	Barren^[4]	Declined slowly after the Great Flood of 1862.^[3]
Alma	Lexington^[5]	Santa Clara	37°10′48″N121°58′48″W / 37.18000°N 121.98000°W / 37.18000; -121.98000	1861	1952	Submerged	Already declined to less than 100 residents, Alma was demolished during the 1952 construction of the James J. Lenihan Dam. Currently the few remaining structures are underneath the Lexington Reservoir and can only be seen during low water levels.^[6]
Amboy		San Bernardino	34°33′25″N115°44′42″W / 34.55694°N 115.74500°W / 34.55694; -115.74500	1858	N/A	Semiabandoned	declined slowly from the opening of Interstate 40
Ashford Mill		Inyo	35°55′08″N116°41′05″W / 35.91889°N 116.68472°W / 35.91889; -116.68472	1914	unknown	Neglected
Asphalto	La Brea	Kern	35°18′17″N119°36′03″W / 35.30472°N 119.60083°W / 35.30472; -119.60083	Before 1893	1932	Barren
Atolia		San Bernardino	35°18′53″N117°36′33″W / 35.31472°N 117.60917°W / 35.31472; -117.60917	1906	After 1965	Abandoned
Bagdad		San Bernardino	34°34′58″N115°52′32″W / 34.58278°N 115.87556°W / 34.58278; -115.87556	1883	1973	Barren^[7]	Abandoned due to opening of Interstate 40
Ballarat		Inyo	36°02′52″N117°13′24″W / 36.04778°N 117.22333°W / 36.04778; -117.22333	1897	1968	Neglected	The Manson Family left graffiti here. The town became abandoned after its sole resident, who had been living there alone for five decades, died
Beeks Place		Orange	33°49′14″N117°38′20″W / 33.82049°N 117.63878°W / 33.82049; -117.63878	Before 1940	unknown	Abandoned
Belleville		San Bernardino	34°18′4″N116°53′3″W / 34.30111°N 116.88417°W / 34.30111; -116.88417	1860	Before 1900	Abandoned	Slowly declined after gold deposits in the region dried up
Bennettville	Tioga	Mono	37°56′15″N119°15′38″W / 37.93750°N 119.26056°W / 37.93750; -119.26056	1860	1890	Abandoned	Abandoned after not enough silver was found in the region
Bend City		Inyo	36°49′09″N118°07′50″W / 36.81917°N 118.13056°W / 36.81917; -118.13056	1863	After 1872	Abandoned	the 1872 Owens Valley Earthquake caused the Owens River to flow away from the town, driving the last remaining residents out
Bestville		Siskiyou	41°18′03″N123°08′35″W / 41.3007°N 123.1431°W / 41.3007; -123.1431	1850	unknown	Barren
Blue Mountain City		Calaveras	38°22′15″N120°21′59″W / 38.37080°N 120.36642°W / 38.37080; -120.36642	1863	unknown	Barren
Bodie		Mono	38°12′44″N119°00′44″W / 38.21222°N 119.01222°W / 38.21222; -119.01222	1876	N/A	Semiabandoned	Declined slowly from mining profits decreasing since 1914
Branson City	Branson	San Diego	33°04′41″N116°37′02″W / 33.07806°N 116.61722°W / 33.07806; -116.61722	1870	unknown	Abandoned	Abandoned due to not being able to compete with nearby Julian
Calico		San Bernardino	34°56′56″N116°51′51″W / 34.94889°N 116.86417°W / 34.94889; -116.86417	1881	1907	Abandoned ^[8]	Abandoned due to an end to borax mining in the region
Camanche	Clay's Bar	Calaveras	38°12′48″N120°56′07″W / 38.21333°N 120.93528°W / 38.21333; -120.93528	Before 1849	After 1962	Submerged	Inundated by Camanche Reservoir
Canon City		Trinity	40°49′53″N123°03′10″W / 40.83139°N 123.05278°W / 40.83139; -123.05278	1851	1891	Barren
Carnegie		San Joaquin	37°37′46″N121°31′41″W / 37.62951°N 121.52797°W / 37.62951; -121.52797	1902	1915	Neglected	Slowly declined after a flood in 1911 destroyed many roads and buildings
Carson Hill	Slumgullion	Calaveras	38°01′42″N120°30′24″W / 38.02833°N 120.50667°W / 38.02833; -120.50667	Before 1853	1935	Abandoned
Cement		Solano	38°17′34″N121°59′46″W / 38.29278°N 121.99611°W / 38.29278; -121.99611	1902	1927	Neglected	Slowly declined after limestone deposits in the region were depleted
Cerro Gordo		Inyo	36°32.2626′N117°47.70186′W / 36.5377100°N 117.79503100°W / 36.5377100; -117.79503100	1866	N/A	Semiabandoned	One man has been living here since 2020 after everyone else left
Chinquapin	Chincapin	Mariposa	37°39′00″N119°42′19″W / 37.65000°N 119.70528°W / 37.65000; -119.70528	1882	N/A	Semiabandoned	Still used as a rest stop and ranger station within Yosemite National Park
Chloride City		Inyo	36°42′24″N116°52′56″W / 36.70667°N 116.88222°W / 36.70667; -116.88222	1905	unknown	Neglected
Chrysopolis		Inyo	36°57′38″N118°11′48″W / 36.96056°N 118.19667°W / 36.96056; -118.19667	1863	1910	Neglected	Abandoned after a mining boom in the region started in 1900 went away
Coleman City	Emily City	San Diego	33°05′10″N116°38′42″W / 33.08611°N 116.64500°W / 33.08611; -116.64500	1870	unknown	Abandoned	Abandoned after depletion of gold deposits in the region
Coso	Granite Springs	Inyo	36°10′36″N117°38′49″W / 36.17667°N 117.64694°W / 36.17667; -117.64694	1860	unknown	Barren
Cox & Clark Trading Post		Kings	35°58′08″N119°56′21″W / 35.96898°N 119.93929°W / 35.96898; -119.93929	1870	unknown	Barren
Cuyamaca City	’Ekwiiyemak	San Diego	32°59′05″N116°34′15″W / 32.98472°N 116.57083°W / 32.98472; -116.57083	1887	1906	Abandoned
Deadwood		Placer	39°04′50″N120°41′22″W / 39.08056°N 120.68944°W / 39.08056; -120.68944	1852	unknown	Abandoned
Deadwood		Trinity	40°43′10″N122°44′01″W / 40.71944°N 122.73361°W / 40.71944; -122.73361	1851	1915	Abandoned	Abandoned with the closing of the town's post office
Dedrick		Trinity	40°51′46″N123°02′12″W / 40.86278°N 123.03667°W / 40.86278; -123.03667	1890	After 1941	Abandoned
Denny		Trinity	40°56′38″N123°23′12″W / 40.94389°N 123.38667°W / 40.94389; -123.38667	After 1851	After 1970	Abandoned
Desert Spring		Kern	35°16′20″N118°37′34″W / 35.27222°N 118.62611°W / 35.27222; -118.62611	Before 1834	After 1850	Barren
Dogtown	Dogtown Diggings	Mono	38°10′13″N119°11′51″W / 38.17028°N 119.19750°W / 38.17028; -119.19750	1857	After 1859	Barren
Drawbridge	Saline City	Alameda	37°27′54″N121°58′28″W / 37.46500°N 121.97444°W / 37.46500; -121.97444	1876	1979	Abandoned	Population slowly declined due to the closing of nearby bridges and rampant vandalism in the town
Dunmovin	Cowan Station	Inyo	36°05′19″N117°57′40″W / 36.08861°N 117.96111°W / 36.08861; -117.96111	Before 1936	N/A	Semiabandoned
Eagle Mountain		Riverside	33°51′27″N115°29′14″W / 33.85750°N 115.48722°W / 33.85750; -115.48722	1948	2003	Abandoned	A jailbreak at the Eagle Mountain Community Correctional Facility caused the prison to be shut down and the last population of the town to leave
Eastwood		San Diego	33°05′15″N116°36′40″W / 33.08750°N 116.61111°W / 33.08750; -116.61111	unknown	unknown	Barren
Eldoradoville		Los Angeles	34°13′47″N117°46′11″W / 34.2297°N 117.7698°W / 34.2297; -117.7698	1859	1862	Barren	Town was washed away during the Great Flood Of 1862
Elliott		San Joaquin	38°14′05″N121°10′51″W / 38.23472°N 121.18083°W / 38.23472; -121.18083	1846^[9]	After 1901	Abandoned
Empire City		Stanislaus	37°38.239′N120°54.167′W / 37.637317°N 120.902783°W / 37.637317; -120.902783	1850	1862	Barren	Town was washed away during the Great Flood Of 1862
Essex		San Bernardino	34°44′01″N115°14′42″W / 34.73361°N 115.24500°W / 34.73361; -115.24500	Before 1937	N/A	Semiabandoned	Declined slowly due to the opening of Interstate 40 as well as the remoteness of the town
Falk		Humboldt
Fountain Springs		Tulare	35°53′28″N118°54′56″W / 35.891111°N 118.915556°W / 35.891111; -118.915556
Freeman Junction		Kern	35°36′06″N117°54′11″W / 35.60166°N 117.90295°W / 35.60166; -117.90295
Fremont Valley		Calaveras
French Flat		Tuolumne	37°58′20″N120°28′17″W / 37.97222°N 120.47139°W / 37.97222; -120.47139
Furnace		Inyo	36°11′29″N116°39′54″W / 36.19133°N 116.66495°W / 36.19133; -116.66495
Furnace Creek Inn		Inyo	36°27′02″N116°51′08″W / 36.45056°N 116.85222°W / 36.45056; -116.85222
Garlock		Kern	35°24′09″N117°47′24″W / 35.40250°N 117.79000°W / 35.40250; -117.79000
Gas Point		Shasta	40°24′56″N122°32′04″W / 40.41556°N 122.53444°W / 40.41556; -122.53444
Gibsonville		Sierra	39°44′25″N120°54′32″W / 39.74028°N 120.90889°W / 39.74028; -120.90889
Girard		Kern
Glenburn		Kern	43°38'19"N 116°14'28"W
Goffs		San Bernardino	34°55′09″N115°03′46″W / 34.91917°N 115.06278°W / 34.91917; -115.06278
Gold Town		Kern	35°00′06″N118°10′08″W / 35.00167°N 118.16889°W / 35.00167; -118.16889
Goler Heights		Kern	35°25′37″N117°44′45″W / 35.42694°N 117.74583°W / 35.42694; -117.74583
Greasertown		Calaveras	38°11′28″N120°45′15″W / 38.19113°N 120.75407°W / 38.19113; -120.75407
Greenwater		Inyo	36°10′46″N116°36′59″W / 36.17944°N 116.61639°W / 36.17944; -116.61639
Greenwich		Kern
Gerstley		Inyo	36°00′43″N116°16′28″W / 36.01190°N 116.27456°W / 36.01190; -116.27456
Grub Gulch		Madera	37°19′29″N119°46′15″W / 37.32472°N 119.77083°W / 37.32472; -119.77083
Gullion's Bar		Siskiyou	41°17′48″N123°21′36″W / 41.29667°N 123.36000°W / 41.29667; -123.36000
Haiwee		Inyo	36°08′48″N117°58′33″W / 36.14667°N 117.97583°W / 36.14667; -117.97583
Hamilton		Butte	39°27′09″N121°38′28″W / 39.45254°N 121.64108°W / 39.45254; -121.64108
Hart		San Bernardino	35°17′20″N115°06′12″W / 35.28889°N 115.10333°W / 35.28889; -115.10333
Hatfields Camp		Kern	35°28′26″N117°52′06″W / 35.47389°N 117.86833°W / 35.47389; -117.86833
Helena		Trinity	40°46′25″N123°07′42″W / 40.77361°N 123.12833°W / 40.77361; -123.12833
Hoboken		Sacramento	38°33′28″N121°25′04″W / 38.55778°N 121.41778°W / 38.55778; -121.41778
Hodson		Calaveras	37°59′48″N120°41′08″W / 37.99667°N 120.68556°W / 37.99667; -120.68556
Hokokwito		Mariposa	37°45′30″N119°35′43″W / 37.75833°N 119.59528°W / 37.75833; -119.59528
Holy City		Santa Clara	37°09′25″N121°58′44″W / 37.1568904°N 121.9788476°W / 37.1568904; -121.9788476
Horseshoe Bend		Mariposa	37°40′41″N120°13′52″W / 37.67794°N 120.23101°W / 37.67794; -120.23101
Hollands		Los Angeles					^[10]
Igo		Shasta	40°30′20″N122°32′30″W / 40.505556°N 122.541667°W / 40.505556; -122.541667
Independence Flat		Calaveras					^{[ citation needed ]}
Indian Gulch		Mariposa	37°26′22″N120°11′49″W / 37.43944°N 120.19694°W / 37.43944; -120.19694
Indian Springs		Kern
Iowa Hill		Placer	39°06′31″N120°51′34″W / 39.10861°N 120.85944°W / 39.10861; -120.85944
Isabella		Kern	35°39′20″N118°27′40″W / 35.65556°N 118.46111°W / 35.65556; -118.46111
Ivanpah		San Bernardino	35°32′42″N115°32′07″W / 35.54500°N 115.53528°W / 35.54500; -115.53528
Jaeger City		Imperial	32°43′52″N114°37′47″W / 32.73111°N 114.62972°W / 32.73111; -114.62972
Joe Walker Town		Kern	35°25′20″N118°29′35″W / 35.42222°N 118.49306°W / 35.42222; -118.49306
Joyfull		Kern
Kasson		Inyo
Kern River Slough		Kern	35°15′35″N118°58′03″W / 35.25972°N 118.96750°W / 35.25972; -118.96750
Kernvale		Kern
Kernville		Kern	35°42′51″N118°26′12″W / 35.71417°N 118.43667°W / 35.71417; -118.43667
Kearsarge		Inyo	36°48′36″N118°19′30″W / 36.81000°N 118.32500°W / 36.81000; -118.32500
Keeler		Inyo	36°29′14″N117°52′26″W / 36.48722°N 117.87389°W / 36.48722; -117.87389
Kelso		San Bernardino	35°00′45″N115°39′13″W / 35.01250°N 115.65361°W / 35.01250; -115.65361
Kingston		Kings	36°25′25″N119°41′38″W / 36.42361°N 119.69389°W / 36.42361; -119.69389
Kumaini		Mariposa
La Panza		San Luis Obispo	35°21′40″N120°12′56″W / 35.36111°N 120.21556°W / 35.36111; -120.21556
Langdon		Kern
Lavers' Crossing		Kern	35°44′12″N118°43′16″W / 35.73667°N 118.72111°W / 35.73667; -118.72111
Leadfield		Inyo	36°50′48″N117°03′33″W / 36.84667°N 117.05917°W / 36.84667; -117.05917
Lee		Inyo
Lee Camp		Kern
Leliter		Kern	35°42′38″N117°49′49″W / 35.71056°N 117.83028°W / 35.71056; -117.83028
Leon		Riverside	33°39′09″N117°08′08″W / 33.65250°N 117.13556°W / 33.65250; -117.13556
Lexington		Santa Clara	37°11′47″N121°59′18″W / 37.19639°N 121.98833°W / 37.19639; -121.98833
Liberty		San Joaquin
Linda Rosa		Riverside
Lila C		Inyo	36°14′36″N116°29′56″W / 36.24333°N 116.49889°W / 36.24333; -116.49889
Lillis		Fresno	36°26′18″N119°43′03″W / 36.43833°N 119.71750°W / 36.43833; -119.71750
Llano del Rio		Los Angeles	34°30′23″N117°49′38″W / 34.50639°N 117.82722°W / 34.50639; -117.82722
Lone Pine Station		Inyo
Lookout City		Inyo	36°14′45″N117°26′05″W / 36.24583°N 117.43472°W / 36.24583; -117.43472
Lower Calaveritas		Calaveras
Ludlow		San Bernardino	34°43′16″N116°09′36″W / 34.72111°N 116.16000°W / 34.72111; -116.16000
Lyons Station		Los Angeles	34°21′46″N118°30′27″W / 34.36270°N 118.50740°W / 34.36270; -118.50740
Macheto		Mariposa
Mammoth City		Mono
Manchester		Monterey
Manzanar		Inyo	36°44′24″N118°04′50″W / 36.74000°N 118.08056°W / 36.74000; -118.08056
Martensdale		Kern
Martinez		Tuolumne County	38°01′24″N120°22′47″W / 38.02333°N 120.37972°W / 38.02333; -120.37972
Masonic		Mono	38°21′45″N119°06′45″W / 38.36250°N 119.11250°W / 38.36250; -119.11250
Melones		Calaveras	38°00′45″N120°29′55″W / 38.01250°N 120.49861°W / 38.01250; -120.49861
Mentryville		Los Angeles	34°22′44″N118°36′40″W / 34.379°N 118.611°W / 34.379; -118.611
Merced Falls		Merced	37°31′23″N120°19′57″W / 37.52306°N 120.33250°W / 37.52306; -120.33250
Mercuryville		Sonoma	38°46′34″N122°50′22″W / 38.77611°N 122.83944°W / 38.77611; -122.83944
Midland		Riverside	33°51′40″N114°48′08″W / 33.86111°N 114.80222°W / 33.86111; -114.80222
Midway		Kern
Mill Valley		Calaveras
Minear		Mariposa
Minersville		Trinity	40°51′05″N122°46′59″W / 40.85139°N 122.78306°W / 40.85139; -122.78306
Mount Ophir		Mariposa	37°30′53″N120°03′53″W / 37.51472°N 120.06472°W / 37.51472; -120.06472
Miramonte		Kern
Mono Mills		Mono	37°53′15″N118°57′34″W / 37.88750°N 118.95944°W / 37.88750; -118.95944
Monterio		Kern
Moore's Flat		Nevada
Mormon Island		Sacramento	38°42′13″N121°07′03″W / 38.7035°N 121.1174°W / 38.7035; -121.1174	1848	1856	Submerged
Mountain House		Kern	35°41′31″N118°55′03″W / 35.69186°N 118.91759°W / 35.69186; -118.91759
Muroc		Kern	34°55′23″N117°52′20″W / 34.92306°N 117.87222°W / 34.92306; -117.87222
Narka		Inyo	35°53′52″N117°54′04″W / 35.89778°N 117.90111°W / 35.89778; -117.90111
Negro Flat		Siskiyou	41°14′31″N123°16′51″W / 41.24194°N 123.28084°W / 41.24194; -123.28084
Neuralia		Inyo
New Almaden		Santa Clara	37°10′48″N121°50′08″W / 37.18000°N 121.83556°W / 37.18000; -121.83556
New Idria		San Benito	36°25′1″N120°40′28″W / 36.41694°N 120.67444°W / 36.41694; -120.67444
Newtown		Mariposa	37°42′12″N120°11′31″W / 37.70333°N 120.19194°W / 37.70333; -120.19194
Noonday Camp		Inyo	35°48′39″N116°06′15″W / 35.81083°N 116.10417°W / 35.81083; -116.10417
Norristown		Sacramento	38°33′28″N121°25′04″W / 38.55778°N 121.41778°W / 38.55778; -121.41778
North Muroc		Kern	35°00′18″N117°49′08″W / 35.00500°N 117.81889°W / 35.00500; -117.81889
North Shore		Riverside	33°30′46″N115°55′38″W / 33.51278°N 115.92722°W / 33.51278; -115.92722
Nortonville		Contra Costa	37°57′28″N121°52′50″W / 37.95778°N 121.88056°W / 37.95778; -121.88056
Notomidula		Mariposa
Olig		Kern	35°19′30″N119°39′23″W / 35.32500°N 119.65639°W / 35.32500; -119.65639
Oregon Bar		Calaveras
Oregon City		Butte	39°35′38″N121°31′46″W / 39.59389°N 121.52944°W / 39.59389; -121.52944
Owensville		Inyo	37°24′03″N118°20′44″W / 37.40083°N 118.34556°W / 37.40083; -118.34556
Packwood Station		Tulare
Panamint City		Inyo	36°07′06″N117°05′43″W / 36.11833°N 117.09528°W / 36.11833; -117.09528
Pasinogna		San Bernardino	33°59′24″N117°43′03″W / 33.99000°N 117.71750°W / 33.99000; -117.71750
Patchen		Santa Clara
Petersburg		Kern	35°36′09″N118°36′13″W / 35.60250°N 118.60361°W / 35.60250; -118.60361
Petroleopolis		Los Angeles
Picacho		Imperial	33°01′23″N114°36′40″W / 33.02306°N 114.61111°W / 33.02306; -114.61111
Pinacate		Riverside	33°45′36″N117°14′00″W / 33.76000°N 117.23333°W / 33.76000; -117.23333
Piute		Kern
Politana		San Bernardino
Port Chicago		Contra Costa	38°02′46″N122°01′15″W / 38.04611°N 122.02083°W / 38.04611; -122.02083
Port Wine		Sierra
Prado		San Bernardino
Prairie City		Sacramento
Providence		San Bernardino	34°58′49″N115°30′19″W / 34.98028°N 115.50528°W / 34.98028; -115.50528
Purissima		San Mateo	37°24′11″N122°25′01″W / 37.40306°N 122.41694°W / 37.40306; -122.41694
Pylema		Kern
Quartzburg		Kern
Quartzburg		Mariposa	37°32′22″N120°12′16″W / 37.53944°N 120.20444°W / 37.53944; -120.20444
Rincon		San Bernardino
Reefer City		Kern	35°00′21″N118°11′06″W / 35.00583°N 118.18500°W / 35.00583; -118.18500
Reilly		Inyo	36°00′25″N117°22′08″W / 36.00694°N 117.36889°W / 36.00694; -117.36889
Rice		San Bernardino	34°05′01″N114°50′59″W / 34.08361°N 114.84972°W / 34.08361; -114.84972
Ridleys Ferry		Mariposa
Rincon		San Bernardino
Rio Bravo		Kern	35°17′49″N119°03′24″W / 35.29684°N 119.05678°W / 35.29684; -119.05678
Riverview		Kern
Roachville		Inyo
Rock Springs		Kern
Sage		Kern
San Carlos		Inyo	36°48′14″N118°07′34″W / 36.80389°N 118.12611°W / 36.80389; -118.12611
San Joaquin City		San Joaquin	37°40′12″N121°15′58″W / 37.67000°N 121.26611°W / 37.67000; -121.26611
San Miguel de los Noches		Kern
Sakaya		Mariposa
Salmon Falls		El Dorado	38°45′29″N121°03′30″W / 38.75806°N 121.05833°W / 38.75806; -121.05833	1850	1950s	Submerged	California State Historical Marker #571
Sandy Bar		Calaveras
Sawmill Flat		Tuolumne	38°01′14″N120°22′51″W / 38.02056°N 120.38083°W / 38.02056; -120.38083
Scheelite		Inyo
Schwaub		Inyo	36°30′20″N116°43′25″W / 36.50556°N 116.72361°W / 36.50556; -116.72361
Scovern Hot Springs		Kern	35°37′17″N118°28′27″W / 35.62139°N 118.47417°W / 35.62139; -118.47417
Second Garrotte		Tuolumne	37°49′30″N120°11′51″W / 37.82500°N 120.19750°W / 37.82500; -120.19750
Seneca		Plumas	40°06′38″N121°05′05″W / 40.11056°N 121.08472°W / 40.11056; -121.08472
Shamrock		Kern
Shasta		Shasta	40°35′32″N122°28′40″W / 40.59222°N 122.47778°W / 40.59222; -122.47778
Siberia		San Bernardino	34°37′36″N115°59′09″W / 34.62667°N 115.98583°W / 34.62667; -115.98583
Silver Lake		San Bernardino	35°22′16″N116°6′54″W / 35.37111°N 116.11500°W / 35.37111; -116.11500
Skidoo		Inyo	36°26′08″N117°08′51″W / 36.43556°N 117.14750°W / 36.43556; -117.14750
Sloss		Mariposa
Smyrna		Kern
Sodan		Inyo	35°55′16″N117°54′10″W / 35.92111°N 117.90278°W / 35.92111; -117.90278
Sorrell's		Kern
Spanish Bar		Calaveras
St. Louis		Sierra
Stickneys Ferry		Tulare
Stonewall		San Diego
Stony Bar		Calaveras
Strader		Kern
Strand		Kern
Stratton		San Diego
Sullivan		Kern
Sunland		Inyo	37°19′57″N118°24′16″W / 37.33250°N 118.40444°W / 37.33250; -118.40444
Sunset		Kern
Swansea		Inyo	36°31′29″N117°54′14″W / 36.52472°N 117.90389°W / 36.52472; -117.90389
Taylors Bar		Calaveras
Teagle		Kern
Tehichipa		Kern
Tejon		Kern
Telegraph City	Grasshopper City	Calaveras	37°56′04″N120°44′24″W / 37.934444°N 120.74°W / 37.934444; -120.74	1860		Neglected
Temescal		Riverside
Terese Siding		Kern
Terra Cotta		Riverside	33°42′11″N117°22′29″W / 33.70306°N 117.37472°W / 33.70306; -117.37472
Timbuctoo		Yuba	39°13′01″N121°19′07″W / 39.21694°N 121.31861°W / 39.21694; -121.31861
Toolwass		Kern
Tumco		Imperial
Unadilla		Kern
Vaca Adobe		Kings	36°03′08″N119°57′52″W / 36.05222°N 119.96435°W / 36.05222; -119.96435
Vallecito		San Diego	32°58′34″N116°21′01″W / 32.97611°N 116.35028°W / 32.97611; -116.35028
Valley Wells		San Bernardino	35°49′42″N117°19′54″W / 35.82833°N 117.33167°W / 35.82833; -117.33167
Vanderbilt		San Bernardino	35°19′38″N115°14′59″W / 35.32722°N 115.24972°W / 35.32722; -115.24972
Vaughn		Kern
Water Station		Kern
Wenger		Mariposa
Westville		Placer	39°10′30″N120°38′53″W / 39.17500°N 120.64806°W / 39.17500; -120.64806
White Mountain City		Inyo
Willard		Riverside
Wingo		Sonoma	38°12′33″N122°25′36″W / 38.20917°N 122.42667°W / 38.20917; -122.42667
Winter Garden		Kern
Wiskala		Mariposa
Woolsey Flat		Nevada	39°24′41″N120°52′05″W / 39.41139°N 120.86806°W / 39.41139; -120.86806
Wrights		Santa Clara	37°08′21″N121°56′49″W / 37.13917°N 121.94694°W / 37.13917; -121.94694
Yaqui Camp		Calaveras
You Bet		Nevada	39°12′33″N120°54′00″W / 39.20917°N 120.90000°W / 39.20917; -120.90000				A gold mining town
Zurich	Alvord, Station^[11]	Inyo	37°10′58″N118°15′36″W / 37.18278°N 118.26000°W / 37.18278; -118.26000

Gallery

Alma in present times at low tide
A sign for Amboy on the west side of town
Roy's Motel and Café in Amboy on U.S. Route 66 in California in the Mojave Desert

References

↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 739. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
↑ "Agua Fria". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
1 2 "NO. 121 AGUA MANSA". ohp.parks.ca.gov. Office of Historical Preservation. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
↑ "Agua Mansa". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
↑ Gudde, Erwin; William Bright (2004). California Place Names (Fourth ed.). University of California Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-520-24217-3.
↑ Article by Jon M. Corry, http://ghosttowns.com/states/ca/lexingtonandalma.html
↑ Randall, Guy. "Amboy Area". www.theroadwanderer.net. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
↑ "The Most Haunted Ghost Towns". United States Ghost Towns. November 21, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
↑ "Older towns dot valley when Lodi established". Lodi News-Sentinel. September 9, 1969. pp. 8C. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
↑ Frickstad, Walter N., A Century of California Post Offices 1848-1954, Philatelic Research Society, Oakland, CA. 1955, pp. 70-84.
↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1216. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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[CGN2-1] Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 739. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

[CHL-2] "Agua Fria". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 9, 2012.

[OHP-3] 1 2 "NO. 121 AGUA MANSA". ohp.parks.ca.gov. Office of Historical Preservation. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.

[ghosttowns-4] "Agua Mansa". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved December 8, 2010.

[5] Gudde, Erwin; William Bright (2004). California Place Names (Fourth ed.). University of California Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-520-24217-3.

[6] Article by Jon M. Corry, http://ghosttowns.com/states/ca/lexingtonandalma.html

[road_wanderer-7] Randall, Guy. "Amboy Area". www.theroadwanderer.net. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

[8] "The Most Haunted Ghost Towns". United States Ghost Towns. November 21, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2023.

[9] "Older towns dot valley when Lodi established". Lodi News-Sentinel. September 9, 1969. pp. 8C. Retrieved October 28, 2015.

[10] Frickstad, Walter N., A Century of California Post Offices 1848-1954, Philatelic Research Society, Oakland, CA. 1955, pp. 70-84.

[CGN-11] Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1216. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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