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Magnet

Ghost town · Madera County, California

Millerton Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Millerton Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Magnet is a ghost town in Madera County, California. It is one of 18 former communities in Madera County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Magnet as a historical populated place on the O'Neals 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 37.1522° N, 119.6615° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleO'Neals
Elevation1,403 ft
Nearest living townCoarsegold, CA
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1812718
Coordinates37.15217, -119.66153

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What's there now

Magnet is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coarsegold, CA (population 4,301), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,403 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 Magnet?

Magnet is in Madera County, California, at 37.1522, -119.6615.

How many ghost towns are in Madera County?

Madera County, California has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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