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Bragdon

Ghost town · Trinity County, California

Schell Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
Schell Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bragdon is a ghost town in Trinity County, California. It is one of 7 former communities in Trinity County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bragdon as a historical populated place on the Trinity Center 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 40.8904° N, 122.6995° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTrinity Center
Elevation2,343 ft
Nearest living townTrinity Center, CA
Distance to it6.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1683022
Coordinates40.89042, -122.69947

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What's there now

Bragdon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Trinity Center, CA (population 301), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,343 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 Bragdon?

Bragdon is in Trinity County, California, at 40.8904, -122.6995.

How many ghost towns are in Trinity County?

Trinity County, California has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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