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Horseshoe Bend

Ghost town · Mariposa County, California

Coulterville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000)
Coulterville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Horseshoe Bend is a ghost town in Mariposa County, California. It is one of 7 former communities in Mariposa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Horseshoe Bend as a historical populated place: 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 37.6760° N, 120.2316° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townCoulterville, CA
Distance to it3.2 miles
Coordinates37.67600, -120.23160

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What's there now

Horseshoe Bend is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coulterville, CA (population 13), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Horseshoe Bend?

Horseshoe Bend is in Mariposa County, California, at 37.6760, -120.2316.

How many ghost towns are in Mariposa County?

Mariposa County, California has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.