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Vineyard

Ghost town · San Benito County, California

Hollister quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
Hollister quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Vineyard is a ghost town in San Benito County, California. It is one of 5 former communities in San Benito County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 51st among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Vineyard as a historical populated place on the Hollister 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 36.7502° N, 121.3858° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHollister
Elevation1,075 ft
Nearest living townRidgemark, CA
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1670481
Coordinates36.75024, -121.38577

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What's there now

Vineyard is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ridgemark, CA (population 3,051), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,075 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 Vineyard?

Vineyard is in San Benito County, California, at 36.7502, -121.3858.

How many ghost towns are in San Benito County?

San Benito County, California has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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