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Ghost town · Inyo County, California

Telescope Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500)
Telescope Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ballarat is a ghost town in Inyo County, California. It is one of 29 former communities in Inyo County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ballarat 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 36.0478° N, 117.2233° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,074 ft
Nearest living townHomewood Canyon, CA
Distance to it14.2 miles
Coordinates36.04778, -117.22333

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What's there now

Ballarat is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Homewood Canyon, CA (population 195), about 14.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,074 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Ballarat, California
Ballarat, California · Marriedtofilm at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Ballarat?

Ballarat is in Inyo County, California, at 36.0478, -117.2233.

How many ghost towns are in Inyo County?

Inyo County, California has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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