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Chandler

Ghost town · Los Angeles County, California

Frazier Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:24,000)
Frazier Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chandler is a ghost town in Los Angeles County, California. It is one of 29 former communities in Los Angeles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chandler as a historical populated place on the Frazier Mountain 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 34.8097° N, 118.8845° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFrazier Mountain
Elevation3,984 ft
Nearest living townLebec, CA
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1669837
Coordinates34.80970, -118.88454

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What's there now

Chandler is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lebec, CA (population 867), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,984 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 Chandler?

Chandler is in Los Angeles County, California, at 34.8097, -118.8845.

How many ghost towns are in Los Angeles County?

Los Angeles County, California has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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