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Mirabel

Ghost town · Lake County, California

Calistoga quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500)
Calistoga quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mirabel is a ghost town in Lake County, California. It is one of 7 former communities in Lake County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 43rd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mirabel as a historical populated place on the Detert Reservoir 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 38.6999° N, 122.6017° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDetert Reservoir
Elevation1,288 ft
Nearest living townMiddletown, CA
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1766202
Coordinates38.69991, -122.60165

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What's there now

Mirabel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Middletown, CA (population 1,659), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,288 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 Mirabel?

Mirabel is in Lake County, California, at 38.6999, -122.6017.

How many ghost towns are in Lake County?

Lake County, California has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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