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Carson Hill

Ghost town · Calaveras County, California

San Andreas quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500)
San Andreas quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carson Hill 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 Carson Hill 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 38.0283° N, 120.5067° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,435 ft
Nearest living townTuttletown, CA
Distance to it3.8 miles
Coordinates38.02833, -120.50667

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What's there now

Carson Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tuttletown, CA (population 835), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,435 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 Carson Hill?

Carson Hill is in Calaveras County, California, at 38.0283, -120.5067.

How many ghost towns are in Calaveras County?

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

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