Tatlatunne
Ghost town · Del Norte County, California

Tatlatunne is a ghost town in Del Norte County, California. It is one of 6 former communities in Del Norte County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tatlatunne as a historical populated place on the Crescent City 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 41.7568° N, 124.2284° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Crescent City |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 0 ft |
| Nearest living town | Crescent City, CA |
| Distance to it | 1.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1702443 |
| Coordinates | 41.75678, -124.22841 |
What's there now
Tatlatunne is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crescent City, CA (population 6,180), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Battery Point Lightlighthouse · Del Norte County · 1.6 mi
- Sheep Pen Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Del Norte County · 9.2 mi
- St. George Reef Lightlighthouse · Del Norte County · 9.4 mi
- Khoonkhwuttunneghost town · Del Norte County · 13.3 mi
- Khwunrghunmeghost town · Del Norte County · 17.2 mi
- Rekwoighost town · Del Norte County · 17.5 mi
- Pelican Bay Lightlighthouse · Curry County · 19.8 mi
- Waukell Flatghost town · Del Norte County · 19.8 mi
- Lawyers Barghost town · Del Norte County · 21.9 mi
- Ernerghost town · Humboldt County · 27.8 mi
- Elk Groveghost town · Humboldt County · 29.2 mi
- Ore'qghost town · Humboldt County · 33.7 mi
Questions
Where is Tatlatunne?
Tatlatunne is in Del Norte County, California, at 41.7568, -124.2284.
How many ghost towns are in Del Norte County?
Del Norte County, California has 6 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.