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Leonard Place

Ghost town · Tehama County, California

Colyear Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500)
Colyear Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Leonard Place is a ghost town in Tehama County, California. It is one of 10 former communities in Tehama County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 37th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Leonard Place as a historical populated place on the Lowrey 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 40.0754° N, 122.5058° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLowrey
Elevation708 ft
Nearest living townRancho Tehama Reserve, CA
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1666621
Coordinates40.07543, -122.50584

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What's there now

Leonard Place is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA (population 1,102), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 708 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 Leonard Place?

Leonard Place is in Tehama County, California, at 40.0754, -122.5058.

How many ghost towns are in Tehama County?

Tehama County, California has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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