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Routier

Ghost town · Sacramento County, California

Fairoaks quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500)
Fairoaks quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Routier is a ghost town in Sacramento County, California. It is one of 13 former communities in Sacramento County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Routier as a historical populated place on the Carmichael 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 38.5799° N, 121.3213° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCarmichael
Elevation73 ft
Nearest living townLa Riviera, CA
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID1666347
Coordinates38.57991, -121.32134

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What's there now

Routier is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is La Riviera, CA (population 11,503), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 73 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 Routier?

Routier is in Sacramento County, California, at 38.5799, -121.3213.

How many ghost towns are in Sacramento County?

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

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