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Don

Ghost town · San Diego County, California

Margarita Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Margarita Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Don is a ghost town in San Diego County, California. It is one of 19 former communities in San Diego County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Don as a historical populated place on the Las Pulgas Canyon 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 33.3120° N, 117.4773° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLas Pulgas Canyon
Elevation131 ft
Nearest living townCamp Pendleton South, CA
Distance to it7.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1703663
Coordinates33.31198, -117.47726

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What's there now

Don is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Camp Pendleton South, CA (population 15,011), about 7.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 131 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 Don?

Don is in San Diego County, California, at 33.3120, -117.4773.

How many ghost towns are in San Diego County?

San Diego County, California has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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