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Turnbull

Ghost town · Tulare County, California

Corcoran quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:31,680)
Corcoran quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Turnbull is a ghost town in Tulare County, California. It is one of 26 former communities in Tulare County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Turnbull as a historical populated place on the Corcoran 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 36.0486° N, 119.5198° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCorcoran
Elevation185 ft
Nearest living townCorcoran, CA
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1661922
Coordinates36.04856, -119.51984

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What's there now

Turnbull is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Corcoran, CA (population 22,626), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 185 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 Turnbull?

Turnbull is in Tulare County, California, at 36.0486, -119.5198.

How many ghost towns are in Tulare County?

Tulare County, California has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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