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Marigold

Ghost town · Yuba County, California

Browns Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:31,680)
Browns Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Marigold is a ghost town in Yuba County, California. It is one of 18 former communities in Yuba County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Marigold as a historical populated place on the Browns Valley 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 39.1813° N, 121.4577° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBrowns Valley
Elevation141 ft
Nearest living townLinda, CA
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID1703500
Coordinates39.18128, -121.45774

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What's there now

Marigold is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Linda, CA (population 23,215), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 141 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 Marigold?

Marigold is in Yuba County, California, at 39.1813, -121.4577.

How many ghost towns are in Yuba County?

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

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