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Stringtown

Ghost town · Trinity County, California

Bonanza King quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Bonanza King quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stringtown is a ghost town in Trinity County, California. It is one of 7 former communities in Trinity County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stringtown as a historical populated place on the Carrville 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 41.0413° N, 122.7022° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCarrville
Elevation2,394 ft
Nearest living townCoffee Creek, CA
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1665439
Coordinates41.04126, -122.70224

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What's there now

Stringtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coffee Creek, CA (population 285), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,394 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 Stringtown?

Stringtown is in Trinity County, California, at 41.0413, -122.7022.

How many ghost towns are in Trinity County?

Trinity County, California has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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