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Milligan District

Ghost town · Amador County, California

Mokelumne Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:24,000)
Mokelumne Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Milligan District 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 Milligan District as a historical populated place on the Mokelumne Hill 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 38.3480° N, 120.7008° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMokelumne Hill
Elevation1,600 ft
Nearest living townMokelumne Hill, CA
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1733336
Coordinates38.34797, -120.70077

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What's there now

Milligan District is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mokelumne Hill, CA (population 1,049), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,600 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 Milligan District?

Milligan District is in Amador County, California, at 38.3480, -120.7008.

How many ghost towns are in Amador County?

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

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