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Mission La Purisima

Ghost town · Santa Barbara County, California

Lompoc quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Lompoc quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mission La Purisima is a ghost town in Santa Barbara County, California. It is one of 12 former communities in Santa Barbara County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mission La Purisima as a historical populated place on the Lompoc 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 34.7019° N, 120.4472° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLompoc
Nearest living townMission Hills, CA
Distance to it1 miles
GNIS feature ID2788059
Coordinates34.70194, -120.44722

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What's there now

Mission La Purisima is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mission Hills, CA (population 3,794), about 1 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 Mission La Purisima?

Mission La Purisima is in Santa Barbara County, California, at 34.7019, -120.4472.

How many ghost towns are in Santa Barbara County?

Santa Barbara County, California has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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