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San Joaquin City

Ghost town · San Joaquin County, California

Vernalis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:31,680)
Vernalis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

San Joaquin City is a ghost town in San Joaquin County, California. It is one of 11 former communities in San Joaquin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists San Joaquin City 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 37.6680° N, 121.2588° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townGrayson, CA
Distance to it8.3 miles
Coordinates37.66801, -121.25882

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What's there now

San Joaquin City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grayson, CA (population 1,164), about 8.3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

California Historical Landmark 777 Marker. Marking the location of the former San Joaquin City near Tracy CA. The plaque was reported stolen on 2005. Nov. 2012
California Historical Landmark 777 Marker. Marking the location of the former San Joaquin City near Tracy CA. The plaque was reported stolen on 2005. Nov. 2012 · Slamslam102 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is San Joaquin City?

San Joaquin City is in San Joaquin County, California, at 37.6680, -121.2588.

How many ghost towns are in San Joaquin County?

San Joaquin County, California has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.