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Briggston

Ghost town · Solano County, California

Davisville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Davisville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Briggston is a ghost town in Solano County, California. It is one of 8 former communities in Solano County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Briggston as a historical populated place on the Davis 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 38.5313° N, 121.7489° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDavis
Elevation50 ft
Nearest living townUniversity of California-Davis, CA
Distance to it0.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1666064
Coordinates38.53130, -121.74885

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What's there now

Briggston is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is University of California-Davis, CA (population 8,158), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 50 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 Briggston?

Briggston is in Solano County, California, at 38.5313, -121.7489.

How many ghost towns are in Solano County?

Solano County, California has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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