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Camanche

Ghost town · Calaveras County, California

Valley Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Valley Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Camanche is a ghost town in Calaveras County, California. It is one of 6 former communities in Calaveras County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Camanche as a historical populated place on the Wallace 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 38.2133° N, 120.9352° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWallace
Elevation196 ft
Nearest living townWallace, CA
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1657884
Coordinates38.21325, -120.93522

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What's there now

Camanche is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wallace, CA (population 743), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 196 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 Camanche?

Camanche is in Calaveras County, California, at 38.2133, -120.9352.

How many ghost towns are in Calaveras County?

Calaveras County, California has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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