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Buckeye Flat

Ghost town · El Dorado County, California

Shingle Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Shingle Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Buckeye Flat is a ghost town in El Dorado County, California. It is one of 10 former communities in El Dorado County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Buckeye Flat as a historical populated place on the Shingle Springs 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 38.6693° N, 120.9130° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShingle Springs
Elevation1,383 ft
Nearest living townShingle Springs, CA
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1733960
Coordinates38.66935, -120.91299

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What's there now

Buckeye Flat is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Shingle Springs, CA (population 3,488), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,383 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 Buckeye Flat?

Buckeye Flat is in El Dorado County, California, at 38.6693, -120.9130.

How many ghost towns are in El Dorado County?

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

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