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Rio Bravo

Ghost town · Kern County, California

Gosford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:31,680)
Gosford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rio Bravo is a ghost town in Kern County, California, recorded as former settlement in California. It is one of 50 former communities in Kern County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rio Bravo as a historical populated place: 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 35.2968° N, 119.0570° W.

Key facts

Elevation362 ft
Nearest living townPumpkin Center, CA
Distance to it2.6 miles
Coordinates35.29680, -119.05700

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What's there now

Rio Bravo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pumpkin Center, CA (population 511), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 362 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 Rio Bravo?

Rio Bravo is in Kern County, California, at 35.2968, -119.0570.

How many ghost towns are in Kern County?

Kern County, California has 50 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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