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Talc

Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

Baker quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Baker quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Talc is a ghost town in San Bernardino County, California. It is one of 50 former communities in San Bernardino County on the federal names register. No county in California has more among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Talc as a historical populated place on the North of Baker 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 35.4778° N, 116.1245° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorth of Baker
Elevation975 ft
Nearest living townBaker, CA
Distance to it14.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1666904
Coordinates35.47775, -116.12446

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What's there now

Talc is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Baker, CA (population 482), about 14.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 975 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 Talc?

Talc is in San Bernardino County, California, at 35.4778, -116.1245.

How many ghost towns are in San Bernardino County?

San Bernardino County, California has 50 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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