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Oliver

Ghost town · Yuba County, California

Yuba City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:31,680)
Yuba City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oliver 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 Oliver as a historical populated place on the Yuba City 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 39.1327° N, 121.5905° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleYuba City
Elevation67 ft
Nearest living townMarysville, CA
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1703571
Coordinates39.13267, -121.59052

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What's there now

Oliver is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Marysville, CA (population 12,703), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 67 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 Oliver?

Oliver is in Yuba County, California, at 39.1327, -121.5905.

How many ghost towns are in Yuba County?

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

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