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Wene'me

Ghost town · Ventura County, California

Hueneme quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Hueneme quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wene'me is a ghost town in Ventura County, California. It is one of 9 former communities in Ventura County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wene'me as a historical populated place on the Oxnard 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 34.1500° N, 119.1982° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOxnard
Elevation12 ft
Nearest living townPort Hueneme, CA
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1702946
Coordinates34.15001, -119.19816

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What's there now

Wene'me is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Port Hueneme, CA (population 21,691), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 12 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 Wene'me?

Wene'me is in Ventura County, California, at 34.1500, -119.1982.

How many ghost towns are in Ventura County?

Ventura County, California has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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