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Avena

Ghost town · San Joaquin County, California

Avena quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:31,680)
Avena quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Avena is a ghost town in San Joaquin County, California. It is one of 11 former communities in San Joaquin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Avena as a historical populated place on the Avena 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 37.8430° N, 121.0663° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAvena
Elevation78 ft
Nearest living townEscalon, CA
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1657967
Coordinates37.84298, -121.06633

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What's there now

Avena is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Escalon, CA (population 7,429), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 78 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 Avena?

Avena is in San Joaquin County, California, at 37.8430, -121.0663.

How many ghost towns are in San Joaquin County?

San Joaquin County, California has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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