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Churntown

Ghost town · Shasta County, California

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

Churntown is a ghost town in Shasta County, California. It is one of 31 former communities in Shasta County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Churntown as a historical populated place on the Shasta Dam 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 40.6779° N, 122.4083° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShasta Dam
Elevation874 ft
Nearest living townShasta Lake, CA
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1682470
Coordinates40.67793, -122.40834

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What's there now

Churntown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Shasta Lake, CA (population 10,334), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 874 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 Churntown?

Churntown is in Shasta County, California, at 40.6779, -122.4083.

How many ghost towns are in Shasta County?

Shasta County, California has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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