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Duri

Ghost town · San Benito County, California

Hollister quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
Hollister quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Duri is a ghost town in San Benito County, California. It is one of 5 former communities in San Benito County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 51st among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Duri as a historical populated place on the Hollister 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 36.8661° N, 121.4102° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHollister
Elevation271 ft
Nearest living townHollister, CA
Distance to it1 miles
GNIS feature ID1670476
Coordinates36.86606, -121.41021

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What's there now

Duri is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hollister, CA (population 43,003), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 271 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 Duri?

Duri is in San Benito County, California, at 36.8661, -121.4102.

How many ghost towns are in San Benito County?

San Benito County, California has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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