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Summerville

Ghost town · Tehama County, California

Butte Meadows quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Butte Meadows quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Summerville is a ghost town in Tehama County, California. It is one of 10 former communities in Tehama County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 37th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Summerville as a historical populated place on the Barkley Mountain 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 40.1957° N, 121.6814° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBarkley Mountain
Elevation2,421 ft
Nearest living townButte Meadows, CA
Distance to it10.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1682346
Coordinates40.19571, -121.68137

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What's there now

Summerville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Butte Meadows, CA (population 22), about 10.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,421 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 Summerville?

Summerville is in Tehama County, California, at 40.1957, -121.6814.

How many ghost towns are in Tehama County?

Tehama County, California has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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