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Dedrick

Ghost town · Trinity County, California

Helena quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Helena quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dedrick is a ghost town in Trinity County, California. It is one of 7 former communities in Trinity County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dedrick 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 40.8628° N, 123.0367° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,503 ft
Nearest living townJunction City, CA
Distance to it9.1 miles
Coordinates40.86278, -123.03667

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What's there now

Dedrick is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Junction City, CA (population 1,084), about 9.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,503 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 Dedrick?

Dedrick is in Trinity County, California, at 40.8628, -123.0367.

How many ghost towns are in Trinity County?

Trinity County, California has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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