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Calvada

Ghost town · Sierra County, California

Boca quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Boca quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Calvada is a ghost town in Sierra County, California. It is one of 17 former communities in Sierra County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Calvada as a historical populated place on the Boca 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 39.4624° N, 120.0060° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBoca
Elevation5,079 ft
Nearest living townVerdi, NV
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1701131
Coordinates39.46241, -120.00603

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What's there now

Calvada is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Verdi, NV (population 1,046), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,079 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 Calvada?

Calvada is in Sierra County, California, at 39.4624, -120.0060.

How many ghost towns are in Sierra County?

Sierra County, California has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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