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Nares

Ghost town · Fresno County, California

Helm quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:31,680)
Helm quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nares is a ghost town in Fresno County, California. It is one of 29 former communities in Fresno County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nares as a historical populated place on the Helm 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 36.5366° N, 120.1004° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHelm
Elevation178 ft
Nearest living townSan Joaquin, CA
Distance to it6.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1665645
Coordinates36.53662, -120.10043

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What's there now

Nares is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is San Joaquin, CA (population 3,734), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 178 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 Nares?

Nares is in Fresno County, California, at 36.5366, -120.1004.

How many ghost towns are in Fresno County?

Fresno County, California has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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