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Grapeland

Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

San Bernardino quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1896, 1:62,500)
San Bernardino quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1896, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Grapeland is a ghost town in San Bernardino County, California. It is one of 50 former communities in San Bernardino County on the federal names register. No county in California has more among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Grapeland as a historical populated place on the Devore 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 34.1589° N, 117.4542° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDevore
Elevation1,717 ft
Nearest living townFontana, CA
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1701197
Coordinates34.15890, -117.45422

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What's there now

Grapeland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fontana, CA (population 211,921), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,717 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 Grapeland?

Grapeland is in San Bernardino County, California, at 34.1589, -117.4542.

How many ghost towns are in San Bernardino County?

San Bernardino County, California has 50 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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