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Bender

Ghost town · Fresno County, California

Burrel quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:31,680)
Burrel quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bender is a ghost town in Fresno County, California. It is one of 29 former communities in Fresno County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bender as a historical populated place on the Burrel 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 36.4597° N, 119.9360° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBurrel
Elevation202 ft
Nearest living townLanare, CA
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1665593
Coordinates36.45967, -119.93598

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What's there now

Bender is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lanare, CA (population 590), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 202 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 Bender?

Bender is in Fresno County, California, at 36.4597, -119.9360.

How many ghost towns are in Fresno County?

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

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