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Grizzly Bluff

Ghost town · Humboldt County, California

Fortuna quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Fortuna quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Grizzly Bluff is a ghost town in Humboldt County, California. It is one of 24 former communities in Humboldt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Grizzly Bluff as a historical populated place on the Fortuna 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 40.5625° N, 124.1714° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFortuna
Elevation52 ft
Nearest living townFortuna, CA
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2783848
Coordinates40.56250, -124.17139

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What's there now

Grizzly Bluff is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fortuna, CA (population 12,413), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 52 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 Grizzly Bluff?

Grizzly Bluff is in Humboldt County, California, at 40.5625, -124.1714.

How many ghost towns are in Humboldt County?

Humboldt County, California has 24 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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