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Marguerite

Ghost town · Merced County, California

La Grand quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:31,680)
La Grand quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Marguerite is a ghost town in Merced County, California. It is one of 13 former communities in Merced County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Marguerite as a historical populated place on the Le Grand 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 37.1708° N, 120.1774° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLe Grand
Elevation297 ft
Nearest living townChowchilla, CA
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1661994
Coordinates37.17078, -120.17740

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What's there now

Marguerite is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chowchilla, CA (population 18,876), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 297 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 Marguerite?

Marguerite is in Merced County, California, at 37.1708, -120.1774.

How many ghost towns are in Merced County?

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

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