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Somis

Ghost town · Ventura County, California

Hueneme quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Hueneme quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Somis is a ghost town in Ventura County, California. It is one of 9 former communities in Ventura County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Somis as a historical populated place on the Camarillo 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 34.2486° N, 119.0045° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCamarillo
Elevation240 ft
Nearest living townCamarillo, CA
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1670906
Coordinates34.24862, -119.00455

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What's there now

Somis is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Camarillo, CA (population 70,244), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 240 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 Somis?

Somis is in Ventura County, California, at 34.2486, -119.0045.

How many ghost towns are in Ventura County?

Ventura County, California has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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