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Erle

Ghost town · Yuba County, California

Wheatland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:31,680)
Wheatland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Erle is a ghost town in Yuba County, California. It is one of 18 former communities in Yuba County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Erle as a historical populated place on the Wheatland 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 39.1007° N, 121.3958° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWheatland
Nearest living townBeale AFB, CA
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1703543
Coordinates39.10073, -121.39579

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What's there now

Erle is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beale AFB, CA (population 1,174), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Erle?

Erle is in Yuba County, California, at 39.1007, -121.3958.

How many ghost towns are in Yuba County?

Yuba County, California has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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