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Michigan Bar

Ghost town · Sacramento County, California

Carbondale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:31,680)
Carbondale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Michigan Bar is a ghost town in Sacramento County, California. It is one of 13 former communities in Sacramento County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Michigan Bar as a historical populated place on the Carbondale 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 38.4827° N, 121.0441° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCarbondale
Elevation283 ft
Nearest living townRancho Murieta, CA
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID1666314
Coordinates38.48269, -121.04411

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What's there now

Michigan Bar is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rancho Murieta, CA (population 5,606), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 283 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 Michigan Bar?

Michigan Bar is in Sacramento County, California, at 38.4827, -121.0441.

How many ghost towns are in Sacramento County?

Sacramento County, California has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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