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Rannells

Ghost town · Riverside County, California

Cibola quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500)
Cibola quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rannells is a ghost town in Riverside County, California. It is one of 13 former communities in Riverside County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rannells as a historical populated place on the Palo Verde 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 33.4892° N, 114.7088° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePalo Verde
Elevation242 ft
Nearest living townRipley, CA
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID1667794
Coordinates33.48919, -114.70885

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What's there now

Rannells is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ripley, CA (population 600), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 242 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 Rannells?

Rannells is in Riverside County, California, at 33.4892, -114.7088.

How many ghost towns are in Riverside County?

Riverside County, California has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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