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Lower Rancheria

Ghost town · Amador County, California

Sutter Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Sutter Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lower Rancheria is a ghost town in Amador County, California. It is one of 10 former communities in Amador County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lower Rancheria as a historical populated place on the Amador City 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 38.4380° N, 120.8194° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAmador City
Elevation1,014 ft
Nearest living townAmador City, CA
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1733332
Coordinates38.43797, -120.81938

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What's there now

Lower Rancheria is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Amador City, CA (population 222), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,014 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 Lower Rancheria?

Lower Rancheria is in Amador County, California, at 38.4380, -120.8194.

How many ghost towns are in Amador County?

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

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