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Cebalop

Ghost town · Pierce County, Washington

Tacoma North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Tacoma North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cebalop is a ghost town in Pierce County, Washington. It is one of 5 former communities in Pierce County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cebalop as a historical populated place on the Tacoma North 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 47.2754° N, 122.4748° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTacoma North
Elevation237 ft
Nearest living townTacoma, WA
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1514790
Coordinates47.27538, -122.47485

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What's there now

Cebalop is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tacoma, WA (population 220,482), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 237 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 Cebalop?

Cebalop is in Pierce County, Washington, at 47.2754, -122.4748.

How many ghost towns are in Pierce County?

Pierce County, Washington has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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