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Hooperville

Ghost town · Siskiyou County, California

Fort Jones quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Fort Jones quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hooperville is a ghost town in Siskiyou County, California. It is one of 14 former communities in Siskiyou County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hooperville as a historical populated place on the Indian Creek Baldy 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 41.6840° N, 122.8516° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIndian Creek Baldy
Elevation3,051 ft
Nearest living townFort Jones, CA
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1658775
Coordinates41.68403, -122.85161

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What's there now

Hooperville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fort Jones, CA (population 616), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,051 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 Hooperville?

Hooperville is in Siskiyou County, California, at 41.6840, -122.8516.

How many ghost towns are in Siskiyou County?

Siskiyou County, California has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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