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Suty

Ghost town · Modoc County, California

Tulelake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Tulelake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Suty is a ghost town in Modoc County, California. It is one of 5 former communities in Modoc County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 50th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Suty as a historical populated place on the The Panhandle 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 41.8721° N, 121.4172° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleThe Panhandle
Elevation4,039 ft
Nearest living townNewell, CA
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1665976
Coordinates41.87210, -121.41721

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What's there now

Suty is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Newell, CA (population 491), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,039 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 Suty?

Suty is in Modoc County, California, at 41.8721, -121.4172.

How many ghost towns are in Modoc County?

Modoc County, California has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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