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Oak Grove

Ghost town · Yuba County, California

Bangor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Bangor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oak Grove is a ghost town in Yuba County, California. It is one of 18 former communities in Yuba County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oak Grove as a historical populated place on the Oregon House 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 39.3421° N, 121.3205° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOregon House
Elevation1,131 ft
Nearest living townLoma Rica, CA
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1703503
Coordinates39.34211, -121.32052

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What's there now

Oak Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Loma Rica, CA (population 2,371), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,131 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 Oak Grove?

Oak Grove is in Yuba County, California, at 39.3421, -121.3205.

How many ghost towns are in Yuba County?

Yuba County, California has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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