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Guadalupe

Ghost town · Santa Clara County, California

Los Gatos quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500)
Los Gatos quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Guadalupe is a ghost town in Santa Clara County, California. It is one of 15 former communities in Santa Clara County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Guadalupe as a historical populated place on the Los Gatos 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 37.2116° N, 121.9066° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLos Gatos
Elevation422 ft
Nearest living townLos Gatos, CA
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1670808
Coordinates37.21161, -121.90662

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What's there now

Guadalupe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Los Gatos, CA (population 32,773), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 422 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 Guadalupe?

Guadalupe is in Santa Clara County, California, at 37.2116, -121.9066.

How many ghost towns are in Santa Clara County?

Santa Clara County, California has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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