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Bennettville

Ghost town · Mono County, California

Tuolumne Meadows quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Tuolumne Meadows quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bennettville is a ghost town in Mono County, California, recorded as human settlement in California, United States of America. It is one of 10 former communities in Mono County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bennettville as a historical populated place on the Tioga Pass 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 37.9374° N, 119.2604° W.

In old newspapers

The earliest digitized newspaper pages printed in California before 1931 that mention “Bennettville”, from the Library of Congress. A page may use the name for something else; open it to read the context.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTioga Pass
Elevation9,794 ft
Nearest living townLee Vining, CA
Distance to it7.6 miles
GNIS feature ID253017
Coordinates37.93743, -119.26043

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What's there now

Bennettville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lee Vining, CA (population 557), about 7.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9,794 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

One of two restored buildings in the ghost town of Bennettville, California, near Yosemite National Park.
One of two restored buildings in the ghost town of Bennettville, California, near Yosemite National Park. · Utilizer / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Bennettville?

Bennettville is in Mono County, California, at 37.9374, -119.2604.

How many ghost towns are in Mono County?

Mono County, California has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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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.