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Docas

Ghost town · Monterey County, California

San Ardo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:31,680)
San Ardo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Docas is a ghost town in Monterey County, California. It is one of 7 former communities in Monterey County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Docas as a historical populated place on the San Ardo 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 36.0836° N, 120.9480° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSan Ardo
Elevation403 ft
Nearest living townSan Ardo, CA
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1670126
Coordinates36.08358, -120.94796

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What's there now

Docas is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is San Ardo, CA (population 481), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 403 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 Docas?

Docas is in Monterey County, California, at 36.0836, -120.9480.

How many ghost towns are in Monterey County?

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

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