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Acme

Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

Tecopa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
Tecopa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Acme is a ghost town in San Bernardino County, California. It is one of 50 former communities in San Bernardino County on the federal names register. No county in California has more among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Acme as a historical populated place on the Tecopa topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.7869° N, 116.2009° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTecopa
Elevation1,079 ft
Nearest living townTecopa, CA
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1666876
Coordinates35.78691, -116.20086

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What's there now

Acme is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tecopa, CA (population 169), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,079 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Acme?

Acme is in San Bernardino County, California, at 35.7869, -116.2009.

How many ghost towns are in San Bernardino County?

San Bernardino County, California has 50 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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