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Terra Cotta

Ghost town · Riverside County, California

Lake Elsinore quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Lake Elsinore quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Terra Cotta is a ghost town in Riverside County, California. It is one of 13 former communities in Riverside County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Terra Cotta as a historical populated place: 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 33.7031° N, 117.3747° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,339 ft
Nearest living townWarm Springs, CA
Distance to it2.3 miles
Coordinates33.70306, -117.37472

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What's there now

Terra Cotta is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Warm Springs, CA (population 1,502), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,339 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 Terra Cotta?

Terra Cotta is in Riverside County, California, at 33.7031, -117.3747.

How many ghost towns are in Riverside County?

Riverside County, California has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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