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Minersville

Ghost town · Trinity County, California

Minersville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
Minersville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Minersville is a ghost town in Trinity County, California. It is one of 7 former communities in Trinity County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Minersville as a historical populated place on the Trinity Dam 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 40.8513° N, 122.7831° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTrinity Dam
Nearest living townTrinity Center, CA
Distance to it10 miles
GNIS feature ID1683051
Coordinates40.85126, -122.78308

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What's there now

Minersville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Trinity Center, CA (population 301), about 10 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Minersville?

Minersville is in Trinity County, California, at 40.8513, -122.7831.

How many ghost towns are in Trinity County?

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

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.