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Nema

Ghost town · Santa Clara County, California

San Juan Bautista quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
San Juan Bautista quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nema is a ghost town in Santa Clara County, California. It is one of 15 former communities in Santa Clara County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nema as a historical populated place on the Chittenden 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 36.9611° N, 121.5511° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChittenden
Elevation170 ft
Nearest living townGilroy, CA
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1670493
Coordinates36.96106, -121.55105

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What's there now

Nema is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gilroy, CA (population 58,561), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 170 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 Nema?

Nema is in Santa Clara County, California, at 36.9611, -121.5511.

How many ghost towns are in Santa Clara County?

Santa Clara County, California has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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