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Ghost town · Siskiyou County, California

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

Houston 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 Houston as a historical populated place on the China Mountain 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 41.3785° N, 122.6170° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChina Mountain
Elevation5,317 ft
Nearest living townGazelle, CA
Distance to it10.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1661931
Coordinates41.37848, -122.61697

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What's there now

Houston is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gazelle, CA (population 104), about 10.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,317 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 Houston?

Houston is in Siskiyou County, California, at 41.3785, -122.6170.

How many ghost towns are in Siskiyou County?

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

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