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Stanford

Ghost town · Placer County, California

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

Stanford 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 Stanford as a historical populated place on the Norden 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 39.2927° N, 120.2677° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorden
Elevation6,224 ft
Nearest living townTruckee, CA
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1701097
Coordinates39.29268, -120.26770

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What's there now

Stanford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Truckee, CA (population 16,942), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,224 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 Stanford?

Stanford is in Placer County, California, at 39.2927, -120.2677.

How many ghost towns are in Placer County?

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

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