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Tragedy Spring

Ghost town · Amador County, California

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

Tragedy Spring is a ghost town in Amador County, California. It is one of 10 former communities in Amador County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tragedy Spring as a historical populated place on the Tragedy Spring 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 38.6388° N, 120.1446° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTragedy Spring
Elevation7,894 ft
Nearest living townKirkwood, CA
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID1702089
Coordinates38.63880, -120.14463

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What's there now

Tragedy Spring is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kirkwood, CA (population 406), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,894 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 Tragedy Spring?

Tragedy Spring is in Amador County, California, at 38.6388, -120.1446.

How many ghost towns are in Amador County?

Amador County, California has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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