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Witter Springs

Ghost town · Lake County, California

Lakeport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500)
Lakeport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Witter Springs is a ghost town in Lake County, California. It is one of 7 former communities in Lake County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 43rd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Witter Springs as a historical populated place on the Upper Lake 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 39.1910° N, 122.9936° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleUpper Lake
Elevation1,654 ft
Nearest living townUpper Lake, CA
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1666666
Coordinates39.19100, -122.99361

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What's there now

Witter Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Upper Lake, CA (population 1,204), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,654 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 Witter Springs?

Witter Springs is in Lake County, California, at 39.1910, -122.9936.

How many ghost towns are in Lake County?

Lake County, California has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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