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Lyman

Ghost town · Glenn County, California

Willows quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Willows quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lyman is a ghost town in Glenn County, California. It is one of 6 former communities in Glenn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 49th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lyman as a historical populated place on the Willows 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 39.5688° N, 122.1936° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWillows
Elevation140 ft
Nearest living townWillows, CA
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1702560
Coordinates39.56877, -122.19359

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What's there now

Lyman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Willows, CA (population 6,239), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 140 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 Lyman?

Lyman is in Glenn County, California, at 39.5688, -122.1936.

How many ghost towns are in Glenn County?

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

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