Violet
Ghost town · Solano County, California

Violet is a ghost town in Solano County, California. It is one of 8 former communities in Solano County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Violet as a historical populated place on the Allendale 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 38.3841° N, 121.9719° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Allendale |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 145 ft |
| Nearest living town | Vacaville, CA |
| Distance to it | 1.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1670842 |
| Coordinates | 38.38408, -121.97191 |
What's there now
Violet is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Vacaville, CA (population 102,085), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 145 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Cementghost town · Solano County · 6.5 mi
- Vandenghost town · Solano County · 6.8 mi
- Liwaitoghost town · Yolo County · 9.5 mi
- Solano Cityghost town · Solano County · 12.2 mi
- Redbud Parkghost town · Napa County · 13 mi
- Millarghost town · Solano County · 13.6 mi
- Buckeyeghost town · Yolo County · 14.2 mi
- Briggstonghost town · Solano County · 15.8 mi
- Monticelloghost town · Napa County · 18.5 mi
- Cottonwoodghost town · Yolo County · 19 mi
- Carnerosghost town · Napa County · 21.2 mi
- Caymusghost town · Napa County · 21.3 mi
Questions
Where is Violet?
Violet is in Solano County, California, at 38.3841, -121.9719.
How many ghost towns are in Solano County?
Solano County, California has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.