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Orion

Ghost town · Kings County, California

Hanford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:31,680)
Hanford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Orion is a ghost town in Kings County, California. It is one of 11 former communities in Kings County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Orion as a historical populated place on the Hanford 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 36.3102° N, 119.7407° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHanford
Elevation215 ft
Nearest living townArmona, CA
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID1662084
Coordinates36.31023, -119.74069

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What's there now

Orion is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Armona, CA (population 4,084), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 215 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 Orion?

Orion is in Kings County, California, at 36.3102, -119.7407.

How many ghost towns are in Kings County?

Kings County, California has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.