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Spruce

Ghost town · Placer County, California

Soda Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Soda Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Spruce is a ghost town in Placer County, California. It is one of 16 former communities in Placer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spruce as a historical populated place on the Soda Springs 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 39.3157° N, 120.4285° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSoda Springs
Elevation6,567 ft
Nearest living townSoda Springs, CA
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1701095
Coordinates39.31574, -120.42854

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What's there now

Spruce is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Soda Springs, CA (population 174), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,567 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 Spruce?

Spruce is in Placer County, California, at 39.3157, -120.4285.

How many ghost towns are in Placer County?

Placer County, California has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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