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Guenoc

Ghost town · Lake County, California

Lower Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500)
Lower Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Guenoc is a ghost town in Lake County, California. It is one of 7 former communities in Lake County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 43rd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Guenoc as a historical populated place on the Middletown 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 38.7891° N, 122.5658° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMiddletown
Elevation966 ft
Nearest living townHidden Valley Lake, CA
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1766193
Coordinates38.78907, -122.56582

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What's there now

Guenoc is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hidden Valley Lake, CA (population 5,896), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 966 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 Guenoc?

Guenoc is in Lake County, California, at 38.7891, -122.5658.

How many ghost towns are in Lake County?

Lake County, California has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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