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Canon City

Ghost town · Trinity County, California

Helena quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Helena quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Canon City is a ghost town in Trinity County, California. It is one of 7 former communities in Trinity County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Canon City 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 40.8314° N, 123.0528° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,121 ft
Nearest living townJunction City, CA
Distance to it6.8 miles
Coordinates40.83139, -123.05278

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What's there now

Canon City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Junction City, CA (population 1,084), about 6.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,121 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 Canon City?

Canon City is in Trinity County, California, at 40.8314, -123.0528.

How many ghost towns are in Trinity County?

Trinity County, California has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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