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Logtown

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

Logtown 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 Logtown as a historical populated place: 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 38.6333° N, 120.8522° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,878 ft
Nearest living townDiamond Springs, CA
Distance to it4.1 miles
Coordinates38.63330, -120.85220

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What's there now

Logtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Diamond Springs, CA (population 12,642), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,878 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 Logtown?

Logtown is in El Dorado County, California, at 38.6333, -120.8522.

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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