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Miscanaka

Ghost town · Ventura County, California

Ventura quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Ventura quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Miscanaka is a ghost town in Ventura County, California. It is one of 9 former communities in Ventura County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Miscanaka as a historical populated place on the Ventura 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 34.2817° N, 119.2982° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVentura
Elevation45 ft
Nearest living townSan Buenaventura (Ventura), CA
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1817373
Coordinates34.28167, -119.29817

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What's there now

Miscanaka is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA (population 109,900), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 45 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 Miscanaka?

Miscanaka is in Ventura County, California, at 34.2817, -119.2982.

How many ghost towns are in Ventura County?

Ventura County, California has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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