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Forest Spring

Ghost town · Nevada County, California

Grass Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Grass Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Forest Spring is a ghost town in Nevada County, California. It is one of 28 former communities in Nevada County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Forest Spring as a historical populated place on the Grass Valley 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 39.1632° N, 121.0638° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGrass Valley
Elevation2,049 ft
Nearest living townAlta Sierra, CA
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1703629
Coordinates39.16323, -121.06384

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What's there now

Forest Spring is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Alta Sierra, CA (population 7,061), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,049 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 Forest Spring?

Forest Spring is in Nevada County, California, at 39.1632, -121.0638.

How many ghost towns are in Nevada County?

Nevada County, California has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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