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Oak Bottom

Ghost town · Shasta County, California

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

Oak Bottom is a ghost town in Shasta County, California. It is one of 31 former communities in Shasta County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oak Bottom as a historical populated place on the Whiskeytown 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 40.6490° N, 122.5831° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhiskeytown
Elevation1,202 ft
Nearest living townFrench Gulch, CA
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1661838
Coordinates40.64904, -122.58307

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What's there now

Oak Bottom is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is French Gulch, CA (population 221), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,202 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 Oak Bottom?

Oak Bottom is in Shasta County, California, at 40.6490, -122.5831.

How many ghost towns are in Shasta County?

Shasta County, California has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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