Bliss
Ghost town · Yuba County, California

Bliss is a ghost town in Yuba County, California. It is one of 18 former communities in Yuba County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bliss as a historical populated place on the Honcut 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 39.2721° N, 121.5964° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Honcut |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 82 ft |
| Nearest living town | Live Oak, CA |
| Distance to it | 3.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1703467 |
| Coordinates | 39.27211, -121.59636 |
What's there now
Bliss is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Live Oak, CA (population 9,264), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 82 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Bihlmanghost town · Sutter County · 3.6 mi
- Coombsghost town · Yuba County · 3.8 mi
- Rivieraghost town · Sutter County · 4.1 mi
- Mendozaghost town · Sutter County · 4.4 mi
- Chandonghost town · Butte County · 4.6 mi
- Staffordghost town · Sutter County · 4.7 mi
- Gridley Colony Number Oneghost town · Butte County · 5.6 mi
- Gridley Colony Number Twoghost town · Butte County · 6.5 mi
- Peaseghost town · Sutter County · 7.8 mi
- Richlandghost town · Butte County · 9.1 mi
- Yupughost town · Sutter County · 9.7 mi
- Oliverghost town · Yuba County · 9.7 mi
Questions
Where is Bliss?
Bliss is in Yuba County, California, at 39.2721, -121.5964.
How many ghost towns are in Yuba County?
Yuba County, California has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.