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Sydney Town

Ghost town · San Francisco County, California

San Francisco quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1895, 1:62,500)
San Francisco quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1895, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sydney Town is a ghost town in San Francisco County, California. It is the only former community in San Francisco County recorded on the federal names register, out of 831 across California.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sydney Town as a historical populated place on the San Francisco North 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 37.7972° N, 122.4036° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSan Francisco North
Elevation38 ft
Nearest living townEmeryville, CA
Distance to it6.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1655561
Coordinates37.79715, -122.40358

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What's there now

Sydney Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Emeryville, CA (population 12,756), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 38 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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