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Clinton

Ghost town · Alameda County, California

San Francisco quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1895, 1:62,500)
San Francisco quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1895, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clinton is a ghost town in Alameda County, California. It is one of 13 former communities in Alameda County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clinton as a historical populated place on the Oakland West 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 37.7963° N, 122.2514° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOakland West
Elevation36 ft
Nearest living townPiedmont, CA
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1682720
Coordinates37.79632, -122.25136

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What's there now

Clinton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Piedmont, CA (population 11,012), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 36 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 Clinton?

Clinton is in Alameda County, California, at 37.7963, -122.2514.

How many ghost towns are in Alameda County?

Alameda County, California has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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