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Monache

Ghost town · Tulare County, California

Porterville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:31,680)
Porterville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Monache is a ghost town in Tulare County, California. It is one of 26 former communities in Tulare County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Monache as a historical populated place on the Porterville 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 36.0805° N, 119.0529° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePorterville
Elevation428 ft
Nearest living townPorterville, CA
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1835470
Coordinates36.08051, -119.05288

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What's there now

Monache is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Porterville, CA (population 62,765), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 428 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 Monache?

Monache is in Tulare County, California, at 36.0805, -119.0529.

How many ghost towns are in Tulare County?

Tulare County, California has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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