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Carbondale

Ghost town · Orange County, California

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

Carbondale is a ghost town in Orange County, California. It is one of 12 former communities in Orange County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carbondale as a historical populated place on the Black Star Canyon 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 33.7534° N, 117.6773° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBlack Star Canyon
Elevation922 ft
Nearest living townWilliams Canyon, CA
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1765942
Coordinates33.75335, -117.67727

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What's there now

Carbondale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Williams Canyon, CA (population 54), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 922 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 Carbondale?

Carbondale is in Orange County, California, at 33.7534, -117.6773.

How many ghost towns are in Orange County?

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

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