Spa
Ghost town · Tulare County, California

Spa is a ghost town in Tulare County, California. It is one of 26 former communities in Tulare County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spa as a historical populated place on the Alpaugh 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 35.9419° N, 119.4421° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Alpaugh |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 190 ft |
| Nearest living town | Alpaugh, CA |
| Distance to it | 4.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1661916 |
| Coordinates | 35.94190, -119.44206 |
What's there now
Spa is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Alpaugh, CA (population 853), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 190 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- West Alpaughghost town · Tulare County · 5.3 mi
- Turnbullghost town · Tulare County · 8.6 mi
- Alfacghost town · Tulare County · 9.7 mi
- Beanghost town · Kings County · 15.7 mi
- Burlingghost town · Tulare County · 17.6 mi
- Pleasant Groveghost town · Tulare County · 18 mi
- Petroghost town · Kern County · 18.1 mi
- Monacheghost town · Tulare County · 23.8 mi
- Hopeghost town · Tulare County · 23.9 mi
- Lemponghost town · Tulare County · 25.3 mi
- Odessaghost town · Kings County · 25.5 mi
- Worthingghost town · Tulare County · 26.3 mi
Questions
Where is Spa?
Spa is in Tulare County, California, at 35.9419, -119.4421.
How many ghost towns are in Tulare County?
Tulare County, California has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
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.