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Mayflower

Ghost town · Imperial County, California

Iris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Iris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mayflower is a ghost town in Imperial County, California. It is one of 7 former communities in Imperial County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 44th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mayflower as a historical populated place on the Wiest 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 33.0592° N, 115.4592° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWiest
Elevation-142 ft
Nearest living townBrawley, CA
Distance to it6.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1701712
Coordinates33.05921, -115.45915

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What's there now

Mayflower is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brawley, CA (population 26,934), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly -142 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 Mayflower?

Mayflower is in Imperial County, California, at 33.0592, -115.4592.

How many ghost towns are in Imperial County?

Imperial County, California has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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