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Fort Ord Village

Ghost town · Monterey County, California

Monterey quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500)
Monterey quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fort Ord Village is a ghost town in Monterey County, California. It is one of 7 former communities in Monterey County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fort Ord Village as a historical populated place on the Seaside 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 36.6236° N, 121.8347° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSeaside
Elevation109 ft
Nearest living townSand City, CA
Distance to it0.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1693207
Coordinates36.62357, -121.83467

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What's there now

Fort Ord Village is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sand City, CA (population 262), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 109 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 Fort Ord Village?

Fort Ord Village is in Monterey County, California, at 36.6236, -121.8347.

How many ghost towns are in Monterey County?

Monterey County, California has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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