Wayfarrow

Lurline

Ghost town · Colusa County, California

Colusa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Colusa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lurline is a ghost town in Colusa County, California. It is one of 2 former communities in Colusa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 57th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lurline as a historical populated place on the Williams 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 39.2191° N, 122.2461° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWilliams
Elevation107 ft
Nearest living townMaxwell, CA
Distance to it4.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1670436
Coordinates39.21906, -122.24609

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Lurline is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Maxwell, CA (population 1,174), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 107 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Lurline?

Lurline is in Colusa County, California, at 39.2191, -122.2461.

How many ghost towns are in Colusa County?

Colusa County, California has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.