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Brownstone

Ghost town · Ventura County, California

Piru quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1900, 1:62,500)
Piru quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1900, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brownstone is a ghost town in Ventura County, California. It is one of 9 former communities in Ventura County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brownstone as a historical populated place on the Fillmore 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 34.4094° N, 118.9348° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFillmore
Elevation455 ft
Nearest living townFillmore, CA
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1675760
Coordinates34.40944, -118.93482

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What's there now

Brownstone is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fillmore, CA (population 16,665), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 455 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 Brownstone?

Brownstone is in Ventura County, California, at 34.4094, -118.9348.

How many ghost towns are in Ventura County?

Ventura County, California has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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