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Los Pitos

Ghost town · Ventura County, California

Ventura quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Ventura quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Los Pitos is a ghost town in Ventura County, California. It is one of 9 former communities in Ventura County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Los Pitos as a historical populated place on the Pitas Point 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 34.3186° N, 119.3884° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePitas Point
Elevation28 ft
Nearest living townOak View, CA
Distance to it7.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1702924
Coordinates34.31861, -119.38845

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What's there now

Los Pitos is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oak View, CA (population 5,984), about 7.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 28 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 Los Pitos?

Los Pitos is in Ventura County, California, at 34.3186, -119.3884.

How many ghost towns are in Ventura County?

Ventura County, California has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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