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Blumenberg

Ghost town · Sacramento County, California

Jersey quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:31,680)
Jersey quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blumenberg is a ghost town in Sacramento County, California. It is one of 13 former communities in Sacramento County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blumenberg as a historical populated place on the Jersey Island 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 38.0485° N, 121.7066° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJersey Island
Elevation-4 ft
Nearest living townOakley, CA
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1666258
Coordinates38.04853, -121.70662

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What's there now

Blumenberg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oakley, CA (population 44,311), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly -4 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 Blumenberg?

Blumenberg is in Sacramento County, California, at 38.0485, -121.7066.

How many ghost towns are in Sacramento County?

Sacramento County, California has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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