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Norval

Ghost town · Calaveras County, California

Valley Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Valley Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Norval is a ghost town in Calaveras County, California. It is one of 6 former communities in Calaveras County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Norval as a historical populated place on the Valley Springs 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 38.1844° N, 120.8413° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleValley Springs
Elevation698 ft
Nearest living townValley Springs, CA
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1670510
Coordinates38.18436, -120.84133

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What's there now

Norval is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Valley Springs, CA (population 972), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 698 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 Norval?

Norval is in Calaveras County, California, at 38.1844, -120.8413.

How many ghost towns are in Calaveras County?

Calaveras County, California has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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