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Pleyto

Ghost town · Monterey County, California

Bradley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500)
Bradley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pleyto is a ghost town in Monterey County, California. It is one of 7 former communities in Monterey County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pleyto as a historical populated place on the Tierra Redonda Mountain 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 35.8611° N, 120.9971° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTierra Redonda Mountain
Elevation728 ft
Nearest living townOak Shores, CA
Distance to it7 miles
GNIS feature ID1670149
Coordinates35.86108, -120.99713

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What's there now

Pleyto is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oak Shores, CA (population 153), about 7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 728 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 Pleyto?

Pleyto is in Monterey County, California, at 35.8611, -120.9971.

How many ghost towns are in Monterey County?

Monterey County, California has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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