# List of ghost towns in California

Ghost towns in California were caused by factors including the end of the California gold rush, the creation of new lakes, and the abandonment of formerly-used rail and motor routes.

## Classification
### Barren site

* Sites no longer in existence
* Sites that have been destroyed
* Only remnants of structures left
* Reverted to pasture

### Neglected site

* Only rubble left
* Roofless building ruins
* Buildings or houses still standing, but majority are roofless

### Abandoned site

* Building or houses still standing
* Buildings and houses all abandoned
* No population, except caretaker
* Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings, for example old church, grocery store

### Semiabandoned site

* Building or houses still standing
* Buildings and houses largely abandoned
* few residents
* many abandoned buildings
* Small population

## List

| Town | Other names | County | Latitude/Longitude | Founded | Abandoned | Status | Remarks |
| Agua Fria | | Mariposa | 37°29′06″N 120°01′13″W﻿ / ﻿37.48500°N 120.02028°W﻿ / 37.48500; -120.02028 | 1850 | 1862 | Barren | Truly was abandoned after a fire burnt down the town in 1866. |
| Agua Mansa | | San Bernardino | 34°02′31″N 117°21′50″W﻿ / ﻿34.04194°N 117.36389°W﻿ / 34.04194; -117.36389 | 1853 | After 1862 | Barren | Declined slowly after the Great Flood of 1862. |
| Alma | Lexington | Santa Clara | 37°10′48″N 121°58′48″W﻿ / ﻿37.18000°N 121.98000°W﻿ / 37.18000; -121.98000 | 1861 | 1952 | Submerged | Already declined to less than 100 residents, Alma was demolished during the 1952 construction of the James J. Lenihan Dam. Currently the few remaining structures are underneath the Lexington Reservoir and can only be seen during low water levels. |
| Amboy | | San Bernardino | 34°33′25″N 115°44′42″W﻿ / ﻿34.55694°N 115.74500°W﻿ / 34.55694; -115.74500 | 1858 | N/A | Semiabandoned | declined slowly from the opening of Interstate 40 |
| Ashford Mill | | Inyo | 35°55′08″N 116°41′05″W﻿ / ﻿35.91889°N 116.68472°W﻿ / 35.91889; -116.68472 | 1914 | unknown | Neglected | |
| Asphalto | La Brea | Kern | 35°18′17″N 119°36′03″W﻿ / ﻿35.30472°N 119.60083°W﻿ / 35.30472; -119.60083 | Before 1893 | 1932 | Barren | |
| Atolia | | San Bernardino | 35°18′53″N 117°36′33″W﻿ / ﻿35.31472°N 117.60917°W﻿ / 35.31472; -117.60917 | 1906 | After 1965 | Abandoned | |
| Bagdad | | San Bernardino | 34°34′58″N 115°52′32″W﻿ / ﻿34.58278°N 115.87556°W﻿ / 34.58278; -115.87556 | 1883 | 1973 | Barren | Abandoned due to opening of Interstate 40 |
| Ballarat | | Inyo | 36°02′52″N 117°13′24″W﻿ / ﻿36.04778°N 117.22333°W﻿ / 36.04778; -117.22333 | 1897 | 1968 | Neglected | The Manson Family left graffiti here. The town became abandoned after its sole resident, who had been living there alone for five decades, died |
| Beeks Place | | Orange | 33°49′14″N 117°38′20″W﻿ / ﻿33.82049°N 117.63878°W﻿ / 33.82049; -117.63878 | Before 1940 | unknown | Abandoned | |
| Belleville | | San Bernardino | 34°18′4″N 116°53′3″W﻿ / ﻿34.30111°N 116.88417°W﻿ / 34.30111; -116.88417 | 1860 | Before 1900 | Abandoned | Slowly declined after gold deposits in the region dried up |
| Bennettville | Tioga | Mono | 37°56′15″N 119°15′38″W﻿ / ﻿37.93750°N 119.26056°W﻿ / 37.93750; -119.26056 | 1860 | 1890 | Abandoned | Abandoned after not enough silver was found in the region |
| Bend City | | Inyo | 36°49′09″N 118°07′50″W﻿ / ﻿36.81917°N 118.13056°W﻿ / 36.81917; -118.13056 | 1863 | After 1872 | Abandoned | the 1872 Owens Valley Earthquake caused the Owens River to flow away from the town, driving the last remaining residents out |
| Bestville | | Siskiyou | 41°18′03″N 123°08′35″W﻿ / ﻿41.3007°N 123.1431°W﻿ / 41.3007; -123.1431 | 1850 | unknown | Barren | |
| Blue Mountain City | | Calaveras | 38°22′15″N 120°21′59″W﻿ / ﻿38.37080°N 120.36642°W﻿ / 38.37080; -120.36642 | 1863 | unknown | Barren | |
| Bodie | | Mono | 38°12′44″N 119°00′44″W﻿ / ﻿38.21222°N 119.01222°W﻿ / 38.21222; -119.01222 | 1876 | N/A | Semiabandoned | Declined slowly from mining profits decreasing since 1914 |
| Branson City | Branson | San Diego | 33°04′41″N 116°37′02″W﻿ / ﻿33.07806°N 116.61722°W﻿ / 33.07806; -116.61722 | 1870 | unknown | Abandoned | Abandoned due to not being able to compete with nearby Julian |
| Calico | | San Bernardino | 34°56′56″N 116°51′51″W﻿ / ﻿34.94889°N 116.86417°W﻿ / 34.94889; -116.86417 | 1881 | 1907 | Abandoned | Abandoned due to an end to borax mining in the region |
| Camanche | Clay's Bar | Calaveras | 38°12′48″N 120°56′07″W﻿ / ﻿38.21333°N 120.93528°W﻿ / 38.21333; -120.93528 | Before 1849 | After 1962 | Submerged | Inundated by Camanche Reservoir |
| Canon City | | Trinity | 40°49′53″N 123°03′10″W﻿ / ﻿40.83139°N 123.05278°W﻿ / 40.83139; -123.05278 | 1851 | 1891 | Barren | |
| Carnegie | | San Joaquin | 37°37′46″N 121°31′41″W﻿ / ﻿37.62951°N 121.52797°W﻿ / 37.62951; -121.52797 | 1902 | 1915 | Neglected | Slowly declined after a flood in 1911 destroyed many roads and buildings |
| Carson Hill | Slumgullion | Calaveras | 38°01′42″N 120°30′24″W﻿ / ﻿38.02833°N 120.50667°W﻿ / 38.02833; -120.50667 | Before 1853 | 1935 | Abandoned | |
| Cement | | Solano | 38°17′34″N 121°59′46″W﻿ / ﻿38.29278°N 121.99611°W﻿ / 38.29278; -121.99611 | 1902 | 1927 | Neglected | Slowly declined after limestone deposits in the region were depleted |
| Cerro Gordo | | Inyo | 36°32.2626′N 117°47.70186′W﻿ / ﻿36.5377100°N 117.79503100°W﻿ / 36.5377100; -117.79503100 | 1866 | N/A | Semiabandoned | One man has been living here since 2020 after everyone else left |
| Chinquapin | Chincapin | Mariposa | 37°39′00″N 119°42′19″W﻿ / ﻿37.65000°N 119.70528°W﻿ / 37.65000; -119.70528 | 1882 | N/A | Semiabandoned | Still used as a rest stop and ranger station within Yosemite National Park |
| Chloride City | | Inyo | 36°42′24″N 116°52′56″W﻿ / ﻿36.70667°N 116.88222°W﻿ / 36.70667; -116.88222 | 1905 | unknown | Neglected | |
| Chrysopolis | | Inyo | 36°57′38″N 118°11′48″W﻿ / ﻿36.96056°N 118.19667°W﻿ / 36.96056; -118.19667 | 1863 | 1910 | Neglected | Abandoned after a mining boom in the region started in 1900 went away |
| Coleman City | Emily City | San Diego | 33°05′10″N 116°38′42″W﻿ / ﻿33.08611°N 116.64500°W﻿ / 33.08611; -116.64500 | 1870 | unknown | Abandoned | Abandoned after depletion of gold deposits in the region |
| Coso | Granite Springs | Inyo | 36°10′36″N 117°38′49″W﻿ / ﻿36.17667°N 117.64694°W﻿ / 36.17667; -117.64694 | 1860 | unknown | Barren | |
| Cox & Clark Trading Post | | Kings | 35°58′08″N 119°56′21″W﻿ / ﻿35.96898°N 119.93929°W﻿ / 35.96898; -119.93929 | 1870 | unknown | Barren | |
| Cuyamaca City | ’Ekwiiyemak | San Diego | 32°59′05″N 116°34′15″W﻿ / ﻿32.98472°N 116.57083°W﻿ / 32.98472; -116.57083 | 1887 | 1906 | Abandoned | |
| Deadwood | | Placer | 39°04′50″N 120°41′22″W﻿ / ﻿39.08056°N 120.68944°W﻿ / 39.08056; -120.68944 | 1852 | unknown | Abandoned | |
| Deadwood | | Trinity | 40°43′10″N 122°44′01″W﻿ / ﻿40.71944°N 122.73361°W﻿ / 40.71944; -122.73361 | 1851 | 1915 | Abandoned | Abandoned with the closing of the town's post office |
| Dedrick | | Trinity | 40°51′46″N 123°02′12″W﻿ / ﻿40.86278°N 123.03667°W﻿ / 40.86278; -123.03667 | 1890 | After 1941 | Abandoned | |
| Denny | | Trinity | 40°56′38″N 123°23′12″W﻿ / ﻿40.94389°N 123.38667°W﻿ / 40.94389; -123.38667 | After 1851 | After 1970 | Abandoned | |
| Desert Spring | | Kern | 35°16′20″N 118°37′34″W﻿ / ﻿35.27222°N 118.62611°W﻿ / 35.27222; -118.62611 | Before 1834 | After 1850 | Barren | |
| Dogtown | Dogtown Diggings | Mono | 38°10′13″N 119°11′51″W﻿ / ﻿38.17028°N 119.19750°W﻿ / 38.17028; -119.19750 | 1857 | After 1859 | Barren | |
| Drawbridge | Saline City | Alameda | 37°27′54″N 121°58′28″W﻿ / ﻿37.46500°N 121.97444°W﻿ / 37.46500; -121.97444 | 1876 | 1979 | Abandoned | Population slowly declined due to the closing of nearby bridges and rampant vandalism in the town |
| Dunmovin | Cowan Station | Inyo | 36°05′19″N 117°57′40″W﻿ / ﻿36.08861°N 117.96111°W﻿ / 36.08861; -117.96111 | Before 1936 | N/A | Semiabandoned | |
| Eagle Mountain | | Riverside | 33°51′27″N 115°29′14″W﻿ / ﻿33.85750°N 115.48722°W﻿ / 33.85750; -115.48722 | 1948 | 2003 | Abandoned | A jailbreak at the Eagle Mountain Community Correctional Facility caused the prison to be shut down and the last population of the town to leave |
| Eastwood | | San Diego | 33°05′15″N 116°36′40″W﻿ / ﻿33.08750°N 116.61111°W﻿ / 33.08750; -116.61111 | unknown | unknown | Barren | |
| Eldoradoville | | Los Angeles | 34°13′47″N 117°46′11″W﻿ / ﻿34.2297°N 117.7698°W﻿ / 34.2297; -117.7698 | 1859 | 1862 | Barren | Town was washed away during the Great Flood Of 1862 |
| Elliott | | San Joaquin | 38°14′05″N 121°10′51″W﻿ / ﻿38.23472°N 121.18083°W﻿ / 38.23472; -121.18083 | 1846 | After 1901 | Abandoned | |
| Empire City | | Stanislaus | 37°38.239′N 120°54.167′W﻿ / ﻿37.637317°N 120.902783°W﻿ / 37.637317; -120.902783 | 1850 | 1862 | Barren | Town was washed away during the Great Flood Of 1862 |
| Essex | | San Bernardino | 34°44′01″N 115°14′42″W﻿ / ﻿34.73361°N 115.24500°W﻿ / 34.73361; -115.24500 | Before 1937 | N/A | Semiabandoned | Declined slowly due to the opening of Interstate 40 as well as the remoteness of the town |
| Falk | | Humboldt | | | | | |
| Fountain Springs | | Tulare | 35°53′28″N 118°54′56″W﻿ / ﻿35.891111°N 118.915556°W﻿ / 35.891111; -118.915556 | | | | |
| Freeman Junction | | Kern | 35°36′06″N 117°54′11″W﻿ / ﻿35.60166°N 117.90295°W﻿ / 35.60166; -117.90295 | | | | |
| Fremont Valley | | Calaveras | | | | | |
| French Flat | | Tuolumne | 37°58′20″N 120°28′17″W﻿ / ﻿37.97222°N 120.47139°W﻿ / 37.97222; -120.47139 | | | | |
| Furnace | | Inyo | 36°11′29″N 116°39′54″W﻿ / ﻿36.19133°N 116.66495°W﻿ / 36.19133; -116.66495 | | | | |
| Furnace Creek Inn | | Inyo | 36°27′02″N 116°51′08″W﻿ / ﻿36.45056°N 116.85222°W﻿ / 36.45056; -116.85222 | | | | |
| Garlock | | Kern | 35°24′09″N 117°47′24″W﻿ / ﻿35.40250°N 117.79000°W﻿ / 35.40250; -117.79000 | | | | |
| Gas Point | | Shasta | 40°24′56″N 122°32′04″W﻿ / ﻿40.41556°N 122.53444°W﻿ / 40.41556; -122.53444 | | | | |
| Gibsonville | | Sierra | 39°44′25″N 120°54′32″W﻿ / ﻿39.74028°N 120.90889°W﻿ / 39.74028; -120.90889 | | | | |
| Girard | | Kern | | | | | |
| Glenburn | | Kern | 43°38'19"N 116°14'28"W | | | | |
| Goffs | | San Bernardino | 34°55′09″N 115°03′46″W﻿ / ﻿34.91917°N 115.06278°W﻿ / 34.91917; -115.06278 | | | | |
| Gold Town | | Kern | 35°00′06″N 118°10′08″W﻿ / ﻿35.00167°N 118.16889°W﻿ / 35.00167; -118.16889 | | | | |
| Goler Heights | | Kern | 35°25′37″N 117°44′45″W﻿ / ﻿35.42694°N 117.74583°W﻿ / 35.42694; -117.74583 | | | | |
| Greasertown | | Calaveras | 38°11′28″N 120°45′15″W﻿ / ﻿38.19113°N 120.75407°W﻿ / 38.19113; -120.75407 | | | | |
| Greenwater | | Inyo | 36°10′46″N 116°36′59″W﻿ / ﻿36.17944°N 116.61639°W﻿ / 36.17944; -116.61639 | | | | |
| Greenwich | | Kern | | | | | |
| Gerstley | | Inyo | 36°00′43″N 116°16′28″W﻿ / ﻿36.01190°N 116.27456°W﻿ / 36.01190; -116.27456 | | | | |
| Grub Gulch | | Madera | 37°19′29″N 119°46′15″W﻿ / ﻿37.32472°N 119.77083°W﻿ / 37.32472; -119.77083 | | | | |
| Gullion's Bar | | Siskiyou | 41°17′48″N 123°21′36″W﻿ / ﻿41.29667°N 123.36000°W﻿ / 41.29667; -123.36000 | | | | |
| Haiwee | | Inyo | 36°08′48″N 117°58′33″W﻿ / ﻿36.14667°N 117.97583°W﻿ / 36.14667; -117.97583 | | | | |
| Hamilton | | Butte | 39°27′09″N 121°38′28″W﻿ / ﻿39.45254°N 121.64108°W﻿ / 39.45254; -121.64108 | | | | |
| Hart | | San Bernardino | 35°17′20″N 115°06′12″W﻿ / ﻿35.28889°N 115.10333°W﻿ / 35.28889; -115.10333 | | | | |
| Hatfields Camp | | Kern | 35°28′26″N 117°52′06″W﻿ / ﻿35.47389°N 117.86833°W﻿ / 35.47389; -117.86833 | | | | |
| Helena | | Trinity | 40°46′25″N 123°07′42″W﻿ / ﻿40.77361°N 123.12833°W﻿ / 40.77361; -123.12833 | | | | |
| Hoboken | | Sacramento | 38°33′28″N 121°25′04″W﻿ / ﻿38.55778°N 121.41778°W﻿ / 38.55778; -121.41778 | | | | |
| Hodson | | Calaveras | 37°59′48″N 120°41′08″W﻿ / ﻿37.99667°N 120.68556°W﻿ / 37.99667; -120.68556 | | | | |
| Hokokwito | | Mariposa | 37°45′30″N 119°35′43″W﻿ / ﻿37.75833°N 119.59528°W﻿ / 37.75833; -119.59528 | | | | |
| Holy City | | Santa Clara | 37°09′25″N 121°58′44″W﻿ / ﻿37.1568904°N 121.9788476°W﻿ / 37.1568904; -121.9788476 | | | | |
| Horseshoe Bend | | Mariposa | 37°40′41″N 120°13′52″W﻿ / ﻿37.67794°N 120.23101°W﻿ / 37.67794; -120.23101 | | | | |
| Hollands | | Los Angeles | | | | | |
| Igo | | Shasta | 40°30′20″N 122°32′30″W﻿ / ﻿40.505556°N 122.541667°W﻿ / 40.505556; -122.541667 | | | | |
| Independence Flat | | Calaveras | | | | | |
| Indian Gulch | | Mariposa | 37°26′22″N 120°11′49″W﻿ / ﻿37.43944°N 120.19694°W﻿ / 37.43944; -120.19694 | | | | |
| Indian Springs | | Kern | | | | | |
| Iowa Hill | | Placer | 39°06′31″N 120°51′34″W﻿ / ﻿39.10861°N 120.85944°W﻿ / 39.10861; -120.85944 | | | | |
| Isabella | | Kern | 35°39′20″N 118°27′40″W﻿ / ﻿35.65556°N 118.46111°W﻿ / 35.65556; -118.46111 | | | | |
| Ivanpah | | San Bernardino | 35°32′42″N 115°32′07″W﻿ / ﻿35.54500°N 115.53528°W﻿ / 35.54500; -115.53528 | | | | |
| Jaeger City | | Imperial | 32°43′52″N 114°37′47″W﻿ / ﻿32.73111°N 114.62972°W﻿ / 32.73111; -114.62972 | | | | |
| Joe Walker Town | | Kern | 35°25′20″N 118°29′35″W﻿ / ﻿35.42222°N 118.49306°W﻿ / 35.42222; -118.49306 | | | | |
| Joyfull | | Kern | | | | | |
| Kasson | | Inyo | | | | | |
| Kern River Slough | | Kern | 35°15′35″N 118°58′03″W﻿ / ﻿35.25972°N 118.96750°W﻿ / 35.25972; -118.96750 | | | | |
| Kernvale | | Kern | | | | | |
| Kernville | | Kern | 35°42′51″N 118°26′12″W﻿ / ﻿35.71417°N 118.43667°W﻿ / 35.71417; -118.43667 | | | | |
| Kearsarge | | Inyo | 36°48′36″N 118°19′30″W﻿ / ﻿36.81000°N 118.32500°W﻿ / 36.81000; -118.32500 | | | | |
| Keeler | | Inyo | 36°29′14″N 117°52′26″W﻿ / ﻿36.48722°N 117.87389°W﻿ / 36.48722; -117.87389 | | | | |
| Kelso | | San Bernardino | 35°00′45″N 115°39′13″W﻿ / ﻿35.01250°N 115.65361°W﻿ / 35.01250; -115.65361 | | | | |
| Kingston | | Kings | 36°25′25″N 119°41′38″W﻿ / ﻿36.42361°N 119.69389°W﻿ / 36.42361; -119.69389 | | | | |
| Kumaini | | Mariposa | | | | | |
| La Panza | | San Luis Obispo | 35°21′40″N 120°12′56″W﻿ / ﻿35.36111°N 120.21556°W﻿ / 35.36111; -120.21556 | | | | |
| Langdon | | Kern | | | | | |
| Lavers' Crossing | | Kern | 35°44′12″N 118°43′16″W﻿ / ﻿35.73667°N 118.72111°W﻿ / 35.73667; -118.72111 | | | | |
| Leadfield | | Inyo | 36°50′48″N 117°03′33″W﻿ / ﻿36.84667°N 117.05917°W﻿ / 36.84667; -117.05917 | | | | |
| Lee | | Inyo | | | | | |
| Lee Camp | | Kern | | | | | |
| Leliter | | Kern | 35°42′38″N 117°49′49″W﻿ / ﻿35.71056°N 117.83028°W﻿ / 35.71056; -117.83028 | | | | |
| Leon | | Riverside | 33°39′09″N 117°08′08″W﻿ / ﻿33.65250°N 117.13556°W﻿ / 33.65250; -117.13556 | | | | |
| Lexington | | Santa Clara | 37°11′47″N 121°59′18″W﻿ / ﻿37.19639°N 121.98833°W﻿ / 37.19639; -121.98833 | | | | |
| Liberty | | San Joaquin | | | | | |
| Linda Rosa | | Riverside | | | | | |
| Lila C | | Inyo | 36°14′36″N 116°29′56″W﻿ / ﻿36.24333°N 116.49889°W﻿ / 36.24333; -116.49889 | | | | |
| Lillis | | Fresno | 36°26′18″N 119°43′03″W﻿ / ﻿36.43833°N 119.71750°W﻿ / 36.43833; -119.71750 | | | | |
| Llano del Rio | | Los Angeles | 34°30′23″N 117°49′38″W﻿ / ﻿34.50639°N 117.82722°W﻿ / 34.50639; -117.82722 | | | | |
| Lone Pine Station | | Inyo | | | | | |
| Lookout City | | Inyo | 36°14′45″N 117°26′05″W﻿ / ﻿36.24583°N 117.43472°W﻿ / 36.24583; -117.43472 | | | | |
| Lower Calaveritas | | Calaveras | | | | | |
| Ludlow | | San Bernardino | 34°43′16″N 116°09′36″W﻿ / ﻿34.72111°N 116.16000°W﻿ / 34.72111; -116.16000 | | | | |
| Lyons Station | | Los Angeles | 34°21′46″N 118°30′27″W﻿ / ﻿34.36270°N 118.50740°W﻿ / 34.36270; -118.50740 | | | | |
| Macheto | | Mariposa | | | | | |
| Mammoth City | | Mono | | | | | |
| Manchester | | Monterey | | | | | |
| Manzanar | | Inyo | 36°44′24″N 118°04′50″W﻿ / ﻿36.74000°N 118.08056°W﻿ / 36.74000; -118.08056 | | | | |
| Martensdale | | Kern | | | | | |
| Martinez | | Tuolumne County | 38°01′24″N 120°22′47″W﻿ / ﻿38.02333°N 120.37972°W﻿ / 38.02333; -120.37972 | | | | |
| Masonic | | Mono | 38°21′45″N 119°06′45″W﻿ / ﻿38.36250°N 119.11250°W﻿ / 38.36250; -119.11250 | | | | |
| Melones | | Calaveras | 38°00′45″N 120°29′55″W﻿ / ﻿38.01250°N 120.49861°W﻿ / 38.01250; -120.49861 | | | | |
| Mentryville | | Los Angeles | 34°22′44″N 118°36′40″W﻿ / ﻿34.379°N 118.611°W﻿ / 34.379; -118.611 | | | | |
| Merced Falls | | Merced | 37°31′23″N 120°19′57″W﻿ / ﻿37.52306°N 120.33250°W﻿ / 37.52306; -120.33250 | | | | |
| Mercuryville | | Sonoma | 38°46′34″N 122°50′22″W﻿ / ﻿38.77611°N 122.83944°W﻿ / 38.77611; -122.83944 | | | | |
| Midland | | Riverside | 33°51′40″N 114°48′08″W﻿ / ﻿33.86111°N 114.80222°W﻿ / 33.86111; -114.80222 | | | | |
| Midway | | Kern | | | | | |
| Mill Valley | | Calaveras | | | | | |
| Minear | | Mariposa | | | | | |
| Minersville | | Trinity | 40°51′05″N 122°46′59″W﻿ / ﻿40.85139°N 122.78306°W﻿ / 40.85139; -122.78306 | | | | |
| Mount Ophir | | Mariposa | 37°30′53″N 120°03′53″W﻿ / ﻿37.51472°N 120.06472°W﻿ / 37.51472; -120.06472 | | | | |
| Miramonte | | Kern | | | | | |
| Mono Mills | | Mono | 37°53′15″N 118°57′34″W﻿ / ﻿37.88750°N 118.95944°W﻿ / 37.88750; -118.95944 | | | | |
| Monterio | | Kern | | | | | |
| Moore's Flat | | Nevada | | | | | |
| Mormon Island | | Sacramento | 38°42′13″N 121°07′03″W﻿ / ﻿38.7035°N 121.1174°W﻿ / 38.7035; -121.1174 | 1848 | 1856 | Submerged | |
| Mountain House | | Kern | 35°41′31″N 118°55′03″W﻿ / ﻿35.69186°N 118.91759°W﻿ / 35.69186; -118.91759 | | | | |
| Muroc | | Kern | 34°55′23″N 117°52′20″W﻿ / ﻿34.92306°N 117.87222°W﻿ / 34.92306; -117.87222 | | | | |
| Narka | | Inyo | 35°53′52″N 117°54′04″W﻿ / ﻿35.89778°N 117.90111°W﻿ / 35.89778; -117.90111 | | | | |
| Negro Flat | | Siskiyou | 41°14′31″N 123°16′51″W﻿ / ﻿41.24194°N 123.28084°W﻿ / 41.24194; -123.28084 | | | | |
| Neuralia | | Inyo | | | | | |
| New Almaden | | Santa Clara | 37°10′48″N 121°50′08″W﻿ / ﻿37.18000°N 121.83556°W﻿ / 37.18000; -121.83556 | | | | |
| New Idria | | San Benito | 36°25′1″N 120°40′28″W﻿ / ﻿36.41694°N 120.67444°W﻿ / 36.41694; -120.67444 | | | | |
| Newtown | | Mariposa | 37°42′12″N 120°11′31″W﻿ / ﻿37.70333°N 120.19194°W﻿ / 37.70333; -120.19194 | | | | |
| Noonday Camp | | Inyo | 35°48′39″N 116°06′15″W﻿ / ﻿35.81083°N 116.10417°W﻿ / 35.81083; -116.10417 | | | | |
| Norristown | | Sacramento | 38°33′28″N 121°25′04″W﻿ / ﻿38.55778°N 121.41778°W﻿ / 38.55778; -121.41778 | | | | |
| North Muroc | | Kern | 35°00′18″N 117°49′08″W﻿ / ﻿35.00500°N 117.81889°W﻿ / 35.00500; -117.81889 | | | | |
| North Shore | | Riverside | 33°30′46″N 115°55′38″W﻿ / ﻿33.51278°N 115.92722°W﻿ / 33.51278; -115.92722 | | | | |
| Nortonville | | Contra Costa | 37°57′28″N 121°52′50″W﻿ / ﻿37.95778°N 121.88056°W﻿ / 37.95778; -121.88056 | | | | |
| Notomidula | | Mariposa | | | | | |
| Olig | | Kern | 35°19′30″N 119°39′23″W﻿ / ﻿35.32500°N 119.65639°W﻿ / 35.32500; -119.65639 | | | | |
| Oregon Bar | | Calaveras | | | | | |
| Oregon City | | Butte | 39°35′38″N 121°31′46″W﻿ / ﻿39.59389°N 121.52944°W﻿ / 39.59389; -121.52944 | | | | |
| Owensville | | Inyo | 37°24′03″N 118°20′44″W﻿ / ﻿37.40083°N 118.34556°W﻿ / 37.40083; -118.34556 | | | | |
| Packwood Station | | Tulare | | | | | |
| Panamint City | | Inyo | 36°07′06″N 117°05′43″W﻿ / ﻿36.11833°N 117.09528°W﻿ / 36.11833; -117.09528 | | | | |
| Pasinogna | | San Bernardino | 33°59′24″N 117°43′03″W﻿ / ﻿33.99000°N 117.71750°W﻿ / 33.99000; -117.71750 | | | | |
| Patchen | | Santa Clara | | | | | |
| Petersburg | | Kern | 35°36′09″N 118°36′13″W﻿ / ﻿35.60250°N 118.60361°W﻿ / 35.60250; -118.60361 | | | | |
| Petroleopolis | | Los Angeles | | | | | |
| Picacho | | Imperial | 33°01′23″N 114°36′40″W﻿ / ﻿33.02306°N 114.61111°W﻿ / 33.02306; -114.61111 | | | | |
| Pinacate | | Riverside | 33°45′36″N 117°14′00″W﻿ / ﻿33.76000°N 117.23333°W﻿ / 33.76000; -117.23333 | | | | |
| Piute | | Kern | | | | | |
| Politana | | San Bernardino | | | | | |
| Port Chicago | | Contra Costa | 38°02′46″N 122°01′15″W﻿ / ﻿38.04611°N 122.02083°W﻿ / 38.04611; -122.02083 | | | | |
| Port Wine | | Sierra | | | | | |
| Prado | | San Bernardino | | | | | |
| Prairie City | | Sacramento | | | | | |
| Providence | | San Bernardino | 34°58′49″N 115°30′19″W﻿ / ﻿34.98028°N 115.50528°W﻿ / 34.98028; -115.50528 | | | | |
| Purissima | | San Mateo | 37°24′11″N 122°25′01″W﻿ / ﻿37.40306°N 122.41694°W﻿ / 37.40306; -122.41694 | | | | |
| Pylema | | Kern | | | | | |
| Quartzburg | | Kern | | | | | |
| Quartzburg | | Mariposa | 37°32′22″N 120°12′16″W﻿ / ﻿37.53944°N 120.20444°W﻿ / 37.53944; -120.20444 | | | | |
| Rincon | | San Bernardino | | | | | |
| Reefer City | | Kern | 35°00′21″N 118°11′06″W﻿ / ﻿35.00583°N 118.18500°W﻿ / 35.00583; -118.18500 | | | | |
| Reilly | | Inyo | 36°00′25″N 117°22′08″W﻿ / ﻿36.00694°N 117.36889°W﻿ / 36.00694; -117.36889 | | | | |
| Rice | | San Bernardino | 34°05′01″N 114°50′59″W﻿ / ﻿34.08361°N 114.84972°W﻿ / 34.08361; -114.84972 | | | | |
| Ridleys Ferry | | Mariposa | | | | | |
| Rincon | | San Bernardino | | | | | |
| Rio Bravo | | Kern | 35°17′49″N 119°03′24″W﻿ / ﻿35.29684°N 119.05678°W﻿ / 35.29684; -119.05678 | | | | |
| Riverview | | Kern | | | | | |
| Roachville | | Inyo | | | | | |
| Rock Springs | | Kern | | | | | |
| Sage | | Kern | | | | | |
| San Carlos | | Inyo | 36°48′14″N 118°07′34″W﻿ / ﻿36.80389°N 118.12611°W﻿ / 36.80389; -118.12611﻿ (San Carlos, Inyo County, California) | | | | |
| San Joaquin City | | San Joaquin | 37°40′12″N 121°15′58″W﻿ / ﻿37.67000°N 121.26611°W﻿ / 37.67000; -121.26611 | | | | |
| San Miguel de los Noches | | Kern | | | | | |
| Sakaya | | Mariposa | | | | | |
| Salmon Falls | | El Dorado | 38°45′29″N 121°03′30″W﻿ / ﻿38.75806°N 121.05833°W﻿ / 38.75806; -121.05833 | 1850 | 1950s | Submerged | California State Historical Marker #571 |
| Sandy Bar | | Calaveras | | | | | |
| Sawmill Flat | | Tuolumne | 38°01′14″N 120°22′51″W﻿ / ﻿38.02056°N 120.38083°W﻿ / 38.02056; -120.38083 | | | | |
| Scheelite | | Inyo | | | | | |
| Schwaub | | Inyo | 36°30′20″N 116°43′25″W﻿ / ﻿36.50556°N 116.72361°W﻿ / 36.50556; -116.72361 | | | | |
| Scovern Hot Springs | | Kern | 35°37′17″N 118°28′27″W﻿ / ﻿35.62139°N 118.47417°W﻿ / 35.62139; -118.47417 | | | | |
| Second Garrotte | | Tuolumne | 37°49′30″N 120°11′51″W﻿ / ﻿37.82500°N 120.19750°W﻿ / 37.82500; -120.19750 | | | | |
| Seneca | | Plumas | 40°06′38″N 121°05′05″W﻿ / ﻿40.11056°N 121.08472°W﻿ / 40.11056; -121.08472 | | | | |
| Shamrock | | Kern | | | | | |
| Shasta | | Shasta | 40°35′32″N 122°28′40″W﻿ / ﻿40.59222°N 122.47778°W﻿ / 40.59222; -122.47778 | | | | |
| Siberia | | San Bernardino | 34°37′36″N 115°59′09″W﻿ / ﻿34.62667°N 115.98583°W﻿ / 34.62667; -115.98583 | | | | |
| Silver Lake | | San Bernardino | 35°22′16″N 116°6′54″W﻿ / ﻿35.37111°N 116.11500°W﻿ / 35.37111; -116.11500 | | | | |
| Skidoo | | Inyo | 36°26′08″N 117°08′51″W﻿ / ﻿36.43556°N 117.14750°W﻿ / 36.43556; -117.14750 | | | | |
| Sloss | | Mariposa | | | | | |
| Smyrna | | Kern | | | | | |
| Sodan | | Inyo | 35°55′16″N 117°54′10″W﻿ / ﻿35.92111°N 117.90278°W﻿ / 35.92111; -117.90278 | | | | |
| Sorrell's | | Kern | | | | | |
| Spanish Bar | | Calaveras | | | | | |
| St. Louis | | Sierra | | | | | |
| Stickneys Ferry | | Tulare | | | | | |
| Stonewall | | San Diego | | | | | |
| Stony Bar | | Calaveras | | | | | |
| Strader | | Kern | | | | | |
| Strand | | Kern | | | | | |
| Stratton | | San Diego | | | | | |
| Sullivan | | Kern | | | | | |
| Sunland | | Inyo | 37°19′57″N 118°24′16″W﻿ / ﻿37.33250°N 118.40444°W﻿ / 37.33250; -118.40444 | | | | |
| Sunset | | Kern | | | | | |
| Swansea | | Inyo | 36°31′29″N 117°54′14″W﻿ / ﻿36.52472°N 117.90389°W﻿ / 36.52472; -117.90389 | | | | |
| Taylors Bar | | Calaveras | | | | | |
| Teagle | | Kern | | | | | |
| Tehichipa | | Kern | | | | | |
| Tejon | | Kern | | | | | |
| Telegraph City | Grasshopper City | Calaveras | 37°56′04″N 120°44′24″W﻿ / ﻿37.934444°N 120.74°W﻿ / 37.934444; -120.74 | 1860 | | Neglected | |
| Temescal | | Riverside | | | | | |
| Terese Siding | | Kern | | | | | |
| Terra Cotta | | Riverside | 33°42′11″N 117°22′29″W﻿ / ﻿33.70306°N 117.37472°W﻿ / 33.70306; -117.37472 | | | | |
| Timbuctoo | | Yuba | 39°13′01″N 121°19′07″W﻿ / ﻿39.21694°N 121.31861°W﻿ / 39.21694; -121.31861 | | | | |
| Toolwass | | Kern | | | | | |
| Tumco | | Imperial | | | | | |
| Unadilla | | Kern | | | | | |
| Vaca Adobe | | Kings | 36°03′08″N 119°57′52″W﻿ / ﻿36.05222°N 119.96435°W﻿ / 36.05222; -119.96435 | | | | |
| Vallecito | | San Diego | 32°58′34″N 116°21′01″W﻿ / ﻿32.97611°N 116.35028°W﻿ / 32.97611; -116.35028 | | | | |
| Valley Wells | | San Bernardino | 35°49′42″N 117°19′54″W﻿ / ﻿35.82833°N 117.33167°W﻿ / 35.82833; -117.33167 | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | | San Bernardino | 35°19′38″N 115°14′59″W﻿ / ﻿35.32722°N 115.24972°W﻿ / 35.32722; -115.24972 | | | | |
| Vaughn | | Kern | | | | | |
| Water Station | | Kern | | | | | |
| Wenger | | Mariposa | | | | | |
| Westville | | Placer | 39°10′30″N 120°38′53″W﻿ / ﻿39.17500°N 120.64806°W﻿ / 39.17500; -120.64806 | | | | |
| White Mountain City | | Inyo | | | | | |
| Willard | | Riverside | | | | | |
| Wingo | | Sonoma | 38°12′33″N 122°25′36″W﻿ / ﻿38.20917°N 122.42667°W﻿ / 38.20917; -122.42667 | | | | |
| Winter Garden | | Kern | | | | | |
| Wiskala | | Mariposa | | | | | |
| Woolsey Flat | | Nevada | 39°24′41″N 120°52′05″W﻿ / ﻿39.41139°N 120.86806°W﻿ / 39.41139; -120.86806 | | | | |
| Wrights | | Santa Clara | 37°08′21″N 121°56′49″W﻿ / ﻿37.13917°N 121.94694°W﻿ / 37.13917; -121.94694 | | | | |
| Yaqui Camp | | Calaveras | | | | | |
| You Bet | | Nevada | 39°12′33″N 120°54′00″W﻿ / ﻿39.20917°N 120.90000°W﻿ / 39.20917; -120.90000 | | | | A gold mining town |
| Zurich | Alvord, Station | Inyo | 37°10′58″N 118°15′36″W﻿ / ﻿37.18278°N 118.26000°W﻿ / 37.18278; -118.26000 | | | | |

## Gallery

* Alma in present times at low tide
* A sign for Amboy on the west side of town
* Roy's Motel and Café in Amboy on U.S. Route 66 in California in the Mojave Desert