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Evergreen

Ghost town · Los Angeles County, California

Downey quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1896, 1:62,500)
Downey quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1896, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Evergreen is a ghost town in Los Angeles County, California. It is one of 29 former communities in Los Angeles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Evergreen as a historical populated place on the Whittier 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 33.9686° N, 118.0476° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhittier
Elevation187 ft
Nearest living townWest Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1669963
Coordinates33.96862, -118.04757

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What's there now

Evergreen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA (population 25,459), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 187 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 Evergreen?

Evergreen is in Los Angeles County, California, at 33.9686, -118.0476.

How many ghost towns are in Los Angeles County?

Los Angeles County, California has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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