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Whiskeytown

Ghost town · Shasta County, California

French Gulch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
French Gulch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Whiskeytown is a ghost town in Shasta County, California. It is one of 31 former communities in Shasta County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Whiskeytown as a historical populated place: 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 40.6348° N, 122.5610° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,236 ft
Nearest living townShasta, CA
Distance to it5.3 miles
Coordinates40.63480, -122.56100

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What's there now

Whiskeytown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Shasta, CA (population 1,330), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,236 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Whiskeytown is an all season park with year round recreation. Winter storms leave snow at the higher elevations, but sunny winter days provide opportunities for
Whiskeytown is an all season park with year round recreation. Winter storms leave snow at the higher elevations, but sunny winter days provide opportunities for · National Park Service Digital Image Archives / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Whiskeytown?

Whiskeytown is in Shasta County, California, at 40.6348, -122.5610.

How many ghost towns are in Shasta County?

Shasta County, California has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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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.