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Northam

Ghost town · Orange County, California

Anaheim quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1896, 1:62,500)
Anaheim quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1896, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Northam is a ghost town in Orange County, California. It is one of 12 former communities in Orange County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Northam as a historical populated place on the La Habra 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 33.8800° N, 117.9981° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLa Habra
Elevation84 ft
Nearest living townLa Mirada, CA
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1683080
Coordinates33.88001, -117.99812

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What's there now

Northam is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is La Mirada, CA (population 46,945), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 84 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 Northam?

Northam is in Orange County, California, at 33.8800, -117.9981.

How many ghost towns are in Orange County?

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

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