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Willard

Ghost town · Riverside County, California

Lake Elsinore quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Lake Elsinore quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Willard is a ghost town in Riverside County, California, recorded as former populated place in Riverside County, California. It is one of 13 former communities in Riverside County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Willard 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 33.6614° N, 117.3790° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,282 ft
Nearest living townLakeland Village, CA
Distance to it1.1 miles
Coordinates33.66140, -117.37900

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What's there now

Willard is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lakeland Village, CA (population 11,587), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,282 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 Willard?

Willard is in Riverside County, California, at 33.6614, -117.3790.

How many ghost towns are in Riverside County?

Riverside County, California has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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