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Enterprise

Ghost town · Butte County, California

Forbestown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:24,000)
Forbestown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Enterprise is a ghost town in Butte County, California. It is one of 37 former communities in Butte County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Enterprise as a historical populated place on the Forbestown 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 39.5363° N, 121.3641° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleForbestown
Elevation678 ft
Nearest living townRobinson Mill, CA
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1666778
Coordinates39.53628, -121.36413

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What's there now

Enterprise is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Robinson Mill, CA (population 78), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 678 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 Enterprise?

Enterprise is in Butte County, California, at 39.5363, -121.3641.

How many ghost towns are in Butte County?

Butte County, California has 37 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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