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Mailliard

Ghost town · Marin County, California

Petaluma quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Petaluma quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mailliard is a ghost town in Marin County, California. It is one of 8 former communities in Marin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 40th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mailliard as a historical populated place on the San Geronimo 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 38.0066° N, 122.6341° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSan Geronimo
Elevation431 ft
Nearest living townWoodacre, CA
Distance to it0.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1702857
Coordinates38.00659, -122.63415

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What's there now

Mailliard is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Woodacre, CA (population 1,574), about 0.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 431 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 Mailliard?

Mailliard is in Marin County, California, at 38.0066, -122.6341.

How many ghost towns are in Marin County?

Marin County, California has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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