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Rinckel

Ghost town · Shasta County, California

Shoeinhorse Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Shoeinhorse Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rinckel is a ghost town in Shasta County, California. It is one of 31 former communities in Shasta County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rinckel as a historical populated place on the Lake McCloud 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 41.1332° N, 122.0753° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLake McCloud
Elevation2,647 ft
Nearest living townMcCloud, CA
Distance to it9 miles
GNIS feature ID1659511
Coordinates41.13321, -122.07528

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What's there now

Rinckel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McCloud, CA (population 871), about 9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,647 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 Rinckel?

Rinckel is in Shasta County, California, at 41.1332, -122.0753.

How many ghost towns are in Shasta County?

Shasta County, California has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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