WayfarrowBayley
Ghost town · Modoc County, California
Bayley is a ghost town in Modoc County, California. It is one of 5 former communities in Modoc County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 50th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bayley as a historical populated place on the Infernal Caverns 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 41.2888° N, 120.5383° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Infernal Caverns |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,384 ft |
| Nearest living town | California Pines, CA |
| Distance to it | 10.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1658006 |
| Coordinates | 41.28878, -120.53829 |
What's there now
Bayley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is California Pines, CA (population 359), about 10.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,384 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Paolaghost town · Modoc County · 11.5 mi
- Fletcherghost town · Modoc County · 15.6 mi
- Hollenbeckghost town · Modoc County · 40.5 mi
- Vyaghost town · Washoe County · 40.9 mi
Questions
Where is Bayley?
Bayley is in Modoc County, California, at 41.2888, -120.5383.
How many ghost towns are in Modoc County?
Modoc County, California has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.