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Galena Hill

Ghost town · Yuba County, California

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

Galena Hill 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 Galena Hill as a historical populated place on the Camptonville 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 39.4735° N, 121.0555° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCamptonville
Elevation2,824 ft
Nearest living townCamptonville, CA
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1703490
Coordinates39.47350, -121.05551

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What's there now

Galena Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Camptonville, CA (population 94), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,824 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 Galena Hill?

Galena Hill is in Yuba County, California, at 39.4735, -121.0555.

How many ghost towns are in Yuba County?

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

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