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Levee

Ghost town · Kern County, California

Millux quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1930, 1:31,680)
Millux quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1930, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Levee is a ghost town in Kern County, California. It is one of 50 former communities in Kern County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Levee as a historical populated place on the Millux 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 35.1750° N, 119.2351° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMillux
Elevation297 ft
Nearest living townDustin Acres, CA
Distance to it8.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1662034
Coordinates35.17497, -119.23511

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What's there now

Levee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dustin Acres, CA (population 628), about 8.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 297 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 Levee?

Levee is in Kern County, California, at 35.1750, -119.2351.

How many ghost towns are in Kern County?

Kern County, California has 50 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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