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Dew Drop

Ghost town · Amador County, California

Caldor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Caldor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dew Drop 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 Dew Drop as a historical populated place on the Caldor 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 38.5132° N, 120.4844° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCaldor
Elevation4,216 ft
Nearest living townAmador Pines, CA
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1733302
Coordinates38.51324, -120.48437

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What's there now

Dew Drop is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Amador Pines, CA (population 960), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,216 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 Dew Drop?

Dew Drop is in Amador County, California, at 38.5132, -120.4844.

How many ghost towns are in Amador County?

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

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