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River Garden

Ghost town · Mendocino County, California

Covelo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Covelo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

River Garden is a ghost town in Mendocino County, California. It is one of 15 former communities in Mendocino County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists River Garden as a historical populated place on the Iron Peak 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 39.8452° N, 123.4203° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIron Peak
Elevation804 ft
Nearest living townCovelo, CA
Distance to it9.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1666479
Coordinates39.84515, -123.42030

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What's there now

River Garden is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Covelo, CA (population 1,495), about 9.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 804 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 River Garden?

River Garden is in Mendocino County, California, at 39.8452, -123.4203.

How many ghost towns are in Mendocino County?

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

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