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Dog Town

Ghost town · Mono County, California

Bodie quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Bodie quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dog Town is a ghost town in Mono County, California. It is one of 10 former communities in Mono County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dog Town as a historical populated place on the Big Alkali 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 38.1702° N, 119.1974° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBig Alkali
Elevation7,051 ft
Nearest living townBridgeport, CA
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID274802
Coordinates38.17020, -119.19737

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What's there now

Dog Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bridgeport, CA (population 374), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,051 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Dog Town
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Questions

Where is Dog Town?

Dog Town is in Mono County, California, at 38.1702, -119.1974.

How many ghost towns are in Mono County?

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

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