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McMahons

Ghost town · Sierra County, California

Goodyears Bar quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Goodyears Bar quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

McMahons is a ghost town in Sierra County, California. It is one of 17 former communities in Sierra County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists McMahons as a historical populated place on the Goodyears Bar 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 39.5929° N, 120.9594° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGoodyears Bar
Elevation4,543 ft
Nearest living townGoodyears Bar, CA
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1701301
Coordinates39.59295, -120.95940

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What's there now

McMahons is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Goodyears Bar, CA (population 91), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,543 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 McMahons?

McMahons is in Sierra County, California, at 39.5929, -120.9594.

How many ghost towns are in Sierra County?

Sierra County, California has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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