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Esmar

Ghost town · Stanislaus County, California

Ceres quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:31,680)
Ceres quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Esmar is a ghost town in Stanislaus County, California. It is one of 8 former communities in Stanislaus County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Esmar as a historical populated place on the Ceres 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 37.5680° N, 120.9297° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCeres
Elevation98 ft
Nearest living townKeyes, CA
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1662128
Coordinates37.56799, -120.92965

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What's there now

Esmar is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Keyes, CA (population 5,330), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 98 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 Esmar?

Esmar is in Stanislaus County, California, at 37.5680, -120.9297.

How many ghost towns are in Stanislaus County?

Stanislaus County, California has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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