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Chinatown

Ghost town · Amador County, California

Sutter Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Sutter Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chinatown is a ghost town in Amador County, California. It is one of 10 former communities in Amador County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chinatown as a historical populated place on the Ione 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 38.3535° N, 120.9288° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIone
Elevation350 ft
Nearest living townIone, CA
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1733296
Coordinates38.35352, -120.92883

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What's there now

Chinatown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ione, CA (population 5,306), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 350 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 Chinatown?

Chinatown is in Amador County, California, at 38.3535, -120.9288.

How many ghost towns are in Amador County?

Amador County, California has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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