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Heitman Place

Ghost town · Tehama County, California

Colyear Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500)
Colyear Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Heitman Place is a ghost town in Tehama County, California. It is one of 10 former communities in Tehama County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 37th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Heitman Place as a historical populated place on the Cold Fork 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 40.1579° N, 122.7047° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCold Fork
Elevation1,514 ft
Nearest living townPlatina, CA
Distance to it17.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1666616
Coordinates40.15793, -122.70473

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What's there now

Heitman Place is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Platina, CA (population 27), about 17.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,514 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 Heitman Place?

Heitman Place is in Tehama County, California, at 40.1579, -122.7047.

How many ghost towns are in Tehama County?

Tehama County, California has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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