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Bellevue

Ghost town · Merced County, California

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

Bellevue is a ghost town in Merced County, California. It is one of 13 former communities in Merced County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bellevue as a historical populated place on the Merced 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 37.3611° N, 120.4899° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMerced
Elevation180 ft
Nearest living townFranklin, CA
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1661965
Coordinates37.36105, -120.48991

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What's there now

Bellevue is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Franklin, CA (population 7,487), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 180 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 Bellevue?

Bellevue is in Merced County, California, at 37.3611, -120.4899.

How many ghost towns are in Merced County?

Merced County, California has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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