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Gypsum

Ghost town · Orange County, California

Prado quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1933, 1:31,680)
Prado quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1933, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gypsum is a ghost town in Orange County, California. It is one of 12 former communities in Orange County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gypsum as a historical populated place on the Prado Dam 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 33.8772° N, 117.6928° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePrado Dam
Elevation415 ft
Nearest living townAnaheim, CA
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1693428
Coordinates33.87724, -117.69283

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What's there now

Gypsum is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Anaheim, CA (population 344,553), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 415 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 Gypsum?

Gypsum is in Orange County, California, at 33.8772, -117.6928.

How many ghost towns are in Orange County?

Orange County, California has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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