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Chinatown

Ghost town · Santa Clara County, California

San Jose quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1889, 1:62,500)
San Jose quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1889, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chinatown is a ghost town in Santa Clara County, California. It is one of 15 former communities in Santa Clara County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chinatown as a historical populated place on the San Jose West 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 37.3338° N, 121.8902° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSan Jose West
Elevation89 ft
Nearest living townBurbank, CA
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1667479
Coordinates37.33383, -121.89023

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What's there now

Chinatown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Burbank, CA (population 5,552), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 89 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 Chinatown?

Chinatown is in Santa Clara County, California, at 37.3338, -121.8902.

How many ghost towns are in Santa Clara County?

Santa Clara County, California has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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