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Pueblo de Figueroa

Ghost town · Santa Cruz County, California

Santa Cruz quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Santa Cruz quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pueblo de Figueroa is a ghost town in Santa Cruz County, California. It is one of 17 former communities in Santa Cruz County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pueblo de Figueroa as a historical populated place on the Santa Cruz 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 36.9788° N, 122.0305° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSanta Cruz
Elevation94 ft
Nearest living townSanta Cruz, CA
Distance to it0.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1872917
Coordinates36.97884, -122.03052

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What's there now

Pueblo de Figueroa is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Santa Cruz, CA (population 60,953), about 0.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 94 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 Pueblo de Figueroa?

Pueblo de Figueroa is in Santa Cruz County, California, at 36.9788, -122.0305.

How many ghost towns are in Santa Cruz County?

Santa Cruz County, California has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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