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Hoff

Ghost town · Merced County, California

Atwater quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:31,680)
Atwater quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hoff is a ghost town in Merced County, California. It is one of 13 former communities in Merced County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hoff as a historical populated place on the Atwater 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 37.3397° N, 120.5396° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAtwater
Elevation165 ft
Nearest living townFranklin, CA
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1661984
Coordinates37.33966, -120.53964

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What's there now

Hoff is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Franklin, CA (population 7,487), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 165 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 Hoff?

Hoff is in Merced County, California, at 37.3397, -120.5396.

How many ghost towns are in Merced County?

Merced County, California has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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