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Silver Creek

Ghost town · Plumas County, California

Bucks Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
Bucks Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Silver Creek is a ghost town in Plumas County, California. It is one of 23 former communities in Plumas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Silver Creek as a historical populated place on the Meadow Valley 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 39.9443° N, 121.0716° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMeadow Valley
Elevation3,719 ft
Nearest living townMeadow Valley, CA
Distance to it1 miles
GNIS feature ID1723908
Coordinates39.94433, -121.07162

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What's there now

Silver Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Meadow Valley, CA (population 469), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,719 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 Silver Creek?

Silver Creek is in Plumas County, California, at 39.9443, -121.0716.

How many ghost towns are in Plumas County?

Plumas County, California has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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