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Cicero

Ghost town · Sacramento County, California

Clay quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:31,680)
Clay quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cicero is a ghost town in Sacramento County, California. It is one of 13 former communities in Sacramento County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cicero as a historical populated place on the Clay 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 38.3291° N, 121.1844° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClay
Elevation92 ft
Nearest living townClay, CA
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1666267
Coordinates38.32908, -121.18439

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What's there now

Cicero is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clay, CA (population 1,325), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 92 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 Cicero?

Cicero is in Sacramento County, California, at 38.3291, -121.1844.

How many ghost towns are in Sacramento County?

Sacramento County, California has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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