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Old Chinatown

Ghost town · Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500)
Los Angeles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Old Chinatown is a ghost town in Los Angeles County, California. It is one of 29 former communities in Los Angeles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Old Chinatown as a historical populated place on the Los Angeles 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 34.0561° N, 118.2367° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLos Angeles
Elevation281 ft
Nearest living townVernon, CA
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1682218
Coordinates34.05612, -118.23674

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What's there now

Old Chinatown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Vernon, CA (population 371), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 281 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 Old Chinatown?

Old Chinatown is in Los Angeles County, California, at 34.0561, -118.2367.

How many ghost towns are in Los Angeles County?

Los Angeles County, California has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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