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French Flat

Ghost town · Tuolumne County, California

Sonora quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:24,000)
Sonora quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

French Flat is a ghost town in Tuolumne County, California. It is one of 2 former communities in Tuolumne County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 56th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists French Flat as a historical populated place: 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 37.9722° N, 120.4714° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,534 ft
Nearest living townTuttletown, CA
Distance to it3.1 miles
Coordinates37.97222, -120.47139

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What's there now

French Flat is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tuttletown, CA (population 835), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,534 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 French Flat?

French Flat is in Tuolumne County, California, at 37.9722, -120.4714.

How many ghost towns are in Tuolumne County?

Tuolumne County, California has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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