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Medano

Ghost town · Madera County, California

La Grand quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:31,680)
La Grand quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Medano is a ghost town in Madera County, California. It is one of 18 former communities in Madera County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Medano as a historical populated place on the Le Grand 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 37.1297° N, 120.1532° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLe Grand
Elevation300 ft
Nearest living townFairmead, CA
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1666159
Coordinates37.12967, -120.15323

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What's there now

Medano is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fairmead, CA (population 1,119), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 300 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 Medano?

Medano is in Madera County, California, at 37.1297, -120.1532.

How many ghost towns are in Madera County?

Madera County, California has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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