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Kobe

Ghost town · Yolo County, California

Davisville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Davisville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kobe is a ghost town in Yolo County, California. It is one of 16 former communities in Yolo County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kobe as a historical populated place on the Sacramento West 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 38.5769° N, 121.5913° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSacramento West
Elevation35 ft
Nearest living townWest Sacramento, CA
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1662207
Coordinates38.57685, -121.59135

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What's there now

Kobe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Sacramento, CA (population 54,496), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 35 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 Kobe?

Kobe is in Yolo County, California, at 38.5769, -121.5913.

How many ghost towns are in Yolo County?

Yolo County, California has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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