Eskini
Ghost town · Butte County, California

Eskini is a ghost town in Butte County, California. It is one of 37 former communities in Butte County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Eskini as a historical populated place on the Chico 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 39.6443° N, 121.8011° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Chico |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 156 ft |
| Nearest living town | Durham, CA |
| Distance to it | 1.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1723943 |
| Coordinates | 39.64433, -121.80109 |
What's there now
Eskini is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Durham, CA (population 6,111), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 156 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Michopdoghost town · Butte County · 6.7 mi
- Honey Run Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Butte County · 7.8 mi
- Monroevilleghost town · Glenn County · 9.7 mi
- Nelson Barghost town · Butte County · 13.2 mi
- Lorraineghost town · Butte County · 14.5 mi
- Castleberry Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Butte County · 14.9 mi
- Hamiltonghost town · Butte County · 15.7 mi
- Haselbuschghost town · Butte County · 15.8 mi
- Yumanghost town · Butte County · 15.8 mi
- Big Ripplesghost town · Butte County · 16.5 mi
- Bloomerghost town · Butte County · 16.6 mi
- Las Plumasghost town · Butte County · 16.9 mi
Questions
Where is Eskini?
Eskini is in Butte County, California, at 39.6443, -121.8011.
How many ghost towns are in Butte County?
Butte County, California has 37 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.