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Bernice

Ghost town · Imperial County, California

Calipatria quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Calipatria quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bernice is a ghost town in Imperial County, California. It is one of 7 former communities in Imperial County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 44th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bernice as a historical populated place on the Westmorland East 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 33.1073° N, 115.5092° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWestmorland East
Elevation-168 ft
Nearest living townCalipatria, CA
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1701708
Coordinates33.10726, -115.50915

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What's there now

Bernice is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Calipatria, CA (population 6,549), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly -168 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 Bernice?

Bernice is in Imperial County, California, at 33.1073, -115.5092.

How many ghost towns are in Imperial County?

Imperial County, California has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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