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Calico

Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

Yermo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Yermo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Calico is a ghost town in San Bernardino County, California. It is one of 50 former communities in San Bernardino County on the federal names register. No county in California has more among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Calico as a historical populated place: 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 34.9489° N, 116.8642° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,270 ft
Nearest living townYermo, CA
Distance to it3.7 miles
Coordinates34.94889, -116.86417

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What's there now

Calico is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Yermo, CA (population 846), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,270 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

A view of Calico, CA.
A view of Calico, CA. · Niceley / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Calico?

Calico is in San Bernardino County, California, at 34.9489, -116.8642.

How many ghost towns are in San Bernardino County?

San Bernardino County, California has 50 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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