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Ghost town · Shasta County, California

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

Houston is a ghost town in Shasta County, California. It is one of 31 former communities in Shasta County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Houston as a historical populated place on the City of Shasta Lake 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 40.6518° N, 122.3008° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCity of Shasta Lake
Elevation638 ft
Nearest living townBella Vista, CA
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1682495
Coordinates40.65182, -122.30084

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What's there now

Houston is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bella Vista, CA (population 3,843), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 638 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 Houston?

Houston is in Shasta County, California, at 40.6518, -122.3008.

How many ghost towns are in Shasta County?

Shasta County, California has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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