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Cottonwood

Ghost town · Yolo County, California

Woodland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Woodland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cottonwood is a ghost town in Yolo County, California. It is one of 16 former communities in Yolo County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cottonwood 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 38.6583° N, 121.9711° W.

Key facts

Elevation164 ft
Nearest living townMadison, CA
Distance to it1.2 miles
Coordinates38.65833, -121.97111

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What's there now

Cottonwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Madison, CA (population 682), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 164 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 Cottonwood?

Cottonwood is in Yolo County, California, at 38.6583, -121.9711.

How many ghost towns are in Yolo County?

Yolo County, California has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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