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Lawyers Bar

Ghost town · Del Norte County, California

Gasquet quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500)
Gasquet quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lawyers Bar is a ghost town in Del Norte County, California. It is one of 6 former communities in Del Norte County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lawyers Bar as a historical populated place on the Hurdygurdy Butte 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 41.8696° N, 123.8315° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHurdygurdy Butte
Elevation922 ft
Nearest living townGasquet, CA
Distance to it7.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1682277
Coordinates41.86956, -123.83146

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What's there now

Lawyers Bar is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gasquet, CA (population 392), about 7.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 922 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 Lawyers Bar?

Lawyers Bar is in Del Norte County, California, at 41.8696, -123.8315.

How many ghost towns are in Del Norte County?

Del Norte County, California has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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