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Fort Miller

Ghost town · Madera County, California

Sulphur Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:24,000)
Sulphur Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fort Miller is a ghost town in Madera County, California. It is one of 18 former communities in Madera County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fort Miller as a historical populated place on the Millerton Lake West 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 37.0152° N, 119.6593° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMillerton Lake West
Elevation545 ft
Nearest living townMillerton, CA
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1812792
Coordinates37.01523, -119.65931

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What's there now

Fort Miller is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Millerton, CA (population 730), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 545 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 Fort Miller?

Fort Miller is in Madera County, California, at 37.0152, -119.6593.

How many ghost towns are in Madera County?

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

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