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May

Ghost town · Amador County, California

Carbondale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:31,680)
Carbondale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

May is a ghost town in Amador County, California. It is one of 10 former communities in Amador County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists May as a historical populated place on the Carbondale 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 38.4199° N, 121.0072° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCarbondale
Elevation224 ft
Nearest living townIone, CA
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1733335
Coordinates38.41991, -121.00716

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What's there now

May is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ione, CA (population 5,306), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 224 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 May?

May is in Amador County, California, at 38.4199, -121.0072.

How many ghost towns are in Amador County?

Amador County, California has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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