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Fresno City

Ghost town · Fresno County, California

Tranquillity quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:31,680)
Tranquillity quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fresno City is a ghost town in Fresno County, California. It is one of 29 former communities in Fresno County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fresno City as a historical populated place on the Tranquillity 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 36.6611° N, 120.2610° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTranquillity
Elevation155 ft
Nearest living townTranquillity, CA
Distance to it1 miles
GNIS feature ID1811626
Coordinates36.66106, -120.26099

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What's there now

Fresno City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tranquillity, CA (population 707), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 155 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 Fresno City?

Fresno City is in Fresno County, California, at 36.6611, -120.2610.

How many ghost towns are in Fresno County?

Fresno County, California has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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