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Prize

Ghost town · Colusa County, California

Colusa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Colusa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Prize is a ghost town in Colusa County, California. It is one of 2 former communities in Colusa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 57th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Prize as a historical populated place on the Arbuckle 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 39.0566° N, 122.0158° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleArbuckle
Elevation49 ft
Nearest living townCollege City, CA
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1670440
Coordinates39.05656, -122.01580

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What's there now

Prize is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is College City, CA (population 575), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 49 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 Prize?

Prize is in Colusa County, California, at 39.0566, -122.0158.

How many ghost towns are in Colusa County?

Colusa County, California has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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