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China Gulch

Ghost town · Plumas County, California

Bucks Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
Bucks Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

China Gulch is a ghost town in Plumas County, California. It is one of 23 former communities in Plumas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists China Gulch as a historical populated place on the Haskins Valley 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 39.8166° N, 121.1763° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHaskins Valley
Elevation5,611 ft
Nearest living townBucks Lake, CA
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1723904
Coordinates39.81655, -121.17635

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What's there now

China Gulch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bucks Lake, CA (population 20), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,611 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 China Gulch?

China Gulch is in Plumas County, California, at 39.8166, -121.1763.

How many ghost towns are in Plumas County?

Plumas County, California has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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