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Frenches Ravine

Ghost town · Yuba County, California

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

Frenches Ravine is a ghost town in Yuba County, California. It is one of 18 former communities in Yuba County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Frenches Ravine as a historical populated place on the French Corral 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 39.3207° N, 121.2033° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFrench Corral
Elevation526 ft
Nearest living townDobbins, CA
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1703489
Coordinates39.32073, -121.20329

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What's there now

Frenches Ravine is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dobbins, CA (population 511), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 526 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 Frenches Ravine?

Frenches Ravine is in Yuba County, California, at 39.3207, -121.2033.

How many ghost towns are in Yuba County?

Yuba County, California has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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