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Mallard

Ghost town · Alameda County, California

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

Mallard is a ghost town in Alameda County, California. It is one of 13 former communities in Alameda County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mallard as a historical populated place on the Niles 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 37.5463° N, 121.9569° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNiles
Elevation56 ft
Nearest living townFremont, CA
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1670325
Coordinates37.54633, -121.95690

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What's there now

Mallard is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fremont, CA (population 228,518), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 56 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 Mallard?

Mallard is in Alameda County, California, at 37.5463, -121.9569.

How many ghost towns are in Alameda County?

Alameda County, California has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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