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Chinese Camp

Ghost town · Tuolumne County, California

Chinese Camp quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000)
Chinese Camp quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chinese Camp is a ghost town in Tuolumne County, California, recorded as census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California. It is one of 2 former communities in Tuolumne County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 56th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

At its height the population reached about 126.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chinese Camp as a historical populated place: 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 37.8703° N, 120.4333° W.

Key facts

Peak population126
Last recorded population90
Elevation1,269 ft
Nearest living townJamestown, CA
Distance to it6.2 miles
Coordinates37.87028, -120.43333

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What's there now

Chinese Camp is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jamestown, CA (population 3,777), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,269 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Photographed on Main Street in Chinese Camp, California.
Photographed on Main Street in Chinese Camp, California. · Cary Bass / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Chinese Camp?

Chinese Camp is in Tuolumne County, California, at 37.8703, -120.4333.

How many ghost towns are in Tuolumne County?

Tuolumne County, California has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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