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Ensign

Ghost town · Tehama County, California

Vina quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Vina quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ensign is a ghost town in Tehama County, California. It is one of 10 former communities in Tehama County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 37th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ensign as a historical populated place on the Vina 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 39.9879° N, 122.0833° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVina
Elevation212 ft
Nearest living townLos Molinos, CA
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1670245
Coordinates39.98794, -122.08332

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What's there now

Ensign is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Los Molinos, CA (population 1,590), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 212 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 Ensign?

Ensign is in Tehama County, California, at 39.9879, -122.0833.

How many ghost towns are in Tehama County?

Tehama County, California has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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