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Pattiway

Ghost town · Kern County, California

Ballinger Canyon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:24,000)
Ballinger Canyon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pattiway is a ghost town in Kern County, California. It is one of 50 former communities in Kern County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pattiway as a historical populated place on the Ballinger Canyon 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 34.9293° N, 119.3844° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBallinger Canyon
Elevation3,956 ft
Nearest living townMaricopa, CA
Distance to it8.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2788035
Coordinates34.92926, -119.38438

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What's there now

Pattiway is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Maricopa, CA (population 1,015), about 8.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,956 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 Pattiway?

Pattiway is in Kern County, California, at 34.9293, -119.3844.

How many ghost towns are in Kern County?

Kern County, California has 50 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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