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Granz

Ghost town · Fresno County, California

Malaga quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:31,680)
Malaga quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Granz 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 Granz as a historical populated place on the Malaga 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 36.7469° N, 119.7093° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMalaga
Elevation324 ft
Nearest living townSunnyside, CA
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1665625
Coordinates36.74689, -119.70931

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What's there now

Granz is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sunnyside, CA (population 5,003), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 324 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 Granz?

Granz is in Fresno County, California, at 36.7469, -119.7093.

How many ghost towns are in Fresno County?

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

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