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Betteravia

Ghost town · Santa Barbara County, California

Point Sal quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Point Sal quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Betteravia is a ghost town in Santa Barbara County, California, recorded as human settlement in California, United States of America. It is one of 12 former communities in Santa Barbara County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Betteravia 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 34.9178° N, 120.5150° W.

Key facts

Elevation159 ft
Nearest living townSanta Maria, CA
Distance to it4.2 miles
Coordinates34.91780, -120.51500

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What's there now

Betteravia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Santa Maria, CA (population 109,880), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 159 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Photo of storage silos at the abandoned sugar plant in Betteravia, California.
Photo of storage silos at the abandoned sugar plant in Betteravia, California. · Dreamyshade / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Betteravia?

Betteravia is in Santa Barbara County, California, at 34.9178, -120.5150.

How many ghost towns are in Santa Barbara County?

Santa Barbara County, California has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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