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Dunbarton

Ghost town · Monterey County, California

San Juan Bautista quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
San Juan Bautista quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dunbarton 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 Dunbarton as a historical populated place on the Prunedale 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 36.8583° N, 121.6469° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePrunedale
Elevation143 ft
Nearest living townAromas, CA
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1670483
Coordinates36.85829, -121.64689

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What's there now

Dunbarton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Aromas, CA (population 2,846), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 143 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 Dunbarton?

Dunbarton is in Monterey County, California, at 36.8583, -121.6469.

How many ghost towns are in Monterey County?

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

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