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Hopyard

Ghost town · Sonoma County, California

Sebastopol quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Sebastopol quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hopyard is a ghost town in Sonoma County, California. It is one of 19 former communities in Sonoma County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hopyard as a historical populated place on the Sebastopol 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 38.4299° N, 122.8686° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSebastopol
Elevation109 ft
Nearest living townGraton, CA
Distance to it0.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1701312
Coordinates38.42991, -122.86860

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What's there now

Hopyard is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Graton, CA (population 1,819), about 0.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 109 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 Hopyard?

Hopyard is in Sonoma County, California, at 38.4299, -122.8686.

How many ghost towns are in Sonoma County?

Sonoma County, California has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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