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Indak

Ghost town · El Dorado County, California

Placerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Placerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Indak is a ghost town in El Dorado County, California. It is one of 10 former communities in El Dorado County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Indak as a historical populated place on the Placerville 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 38.7291° N, 120.8010° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePlacerville
Elevation1,848 ft
Nearest living townPlacerville, CA
Distance to it0.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1744726
Coordinates38.72907, -120.80105

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What's there now

Indak is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Placerville, CA (population 10,730), about 0.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,848 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 Indak?

Indak is in El Dorado County, California, at 38.7291, -120.8010.

How many ghost towns are in El Dorado County?

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

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