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Millertown

Ghost town · Placer County, California

Auburn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Auburn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Millertown is a ghost town in Placer County, California. It is one of 16 former communities in Placer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Millertown as a historical populated place on the Auburn 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 38.9118° N, 121.0930° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAuburn
Elevation1,226 ft
Nearest living townAuburn, CA
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID228757
Coordinates38.91184, -121.09300

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What's there now

Millertown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Auburn, CA (population 13,758), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,226 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 Millertown?

Millertown is in Placer County, California, at 38.9118, -121.0930.

How many ghost towns are in Placer County?

Placer County, California has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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