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Bellota

Ghost town · San Joaquin County, California

Linden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:31,680)
Linden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bellota is a ghost town in San Joaquin County, California. It is one of 11 former communities in San Joaquin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bellota as a historical populated place on the Linden 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 38.0530° N, 121.0138° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLinden
Elevation132 ft
Nearest living townLinden, CA
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID252628
Coordinates38.05298, -121.01383

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What's there now

Bellota is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Linden, CA (population 2,047), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 132 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 Bellota?

Bellota is in San Joaquin County, California, at 38.0530, -121.0138.

How many ghost towns are in San Joaquin County?

San Joaquin County, California has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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