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Greenville

Ghost town · Alameda County, California

Tesla quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Tesla quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Greenville is a ghost town in Alameda County, California. It is one of 13 former communities in Alameda County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Greenville as a historical populated place on the Altamont 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 37.7199° N, 121.6991° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAltamont
Elevation579 ft
Nearest living townLivermore, CA
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID1670276
Coordinates37.71993, -121.69912

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What's there now

Greenville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Livermore, CA (population 85,870), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 579 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 Greenville?

Greenville is in Alameda County, California, at 37.7199, -121.6991.

How many ghost towns are in Alameda County?

Alameda County, California has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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