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Cornwell

Ghost town · Kings County, California

Riverdale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:31,680)
Riverdale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cornwell is a ghost town in Kings County, California. It is one of 11 former communities in Kings County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cornwell as a historical populated place on the Riverdale 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 36.3991° N, 119.7804° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRiverdale
Elevation228 ft
Nearest living townHardwick, CA
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1665681
Coordinates36.39912, -119.78041

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What's there now

Cornwell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hardwick, CA (population 167), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 228 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 Cornwell?

Cornwell is in Kings County, California, at 36.3991, -119.7804.

How many ghost towns are in Kings County?

Kings County, California has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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