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Red Dog

Ghost town · Nevada County, California

Chicago Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Chicago Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Red Dog is a ghost town in Nevada County, California. It is one of 28 former communities in Nevada County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Red Dog as a historical populated place: 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 39.2167° N, 120.8994° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townDutch Flat, CA
Distance to it3.5 miles
Coordinates39.21667, -120.89944

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What's there now

Red Dog is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dutch Flat, CA (population 103), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Red Dog?

Red Dog is in Nevada County, California, at 39.2167, -120.8994.

How many ghost towns are in Nevada County?

Nevada County, California has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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