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Ternez

Ghost town · Ventura County, California

Piru quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1900, 1:62,500)
Piru quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1900, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ternez is a ghost town in Ventura County, California. It is one of 9 former communities in Ventura County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ternez as a historical populated place on the Moorpark 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 34.2725° N, 118.9354° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMoorpark
Elevation414 ft
Nearest living townSanta Rosa Valley, CA
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1675763
Coordinates34.27250, -118.93538

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What's there now

Ternez is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Santa Rosa Valley, CA (population 2,722), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 414 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 Ternez?

Ternez is in Ventura County, California, at 34.2725, -118.9354.

How many ghost towns are in Ventura County?

Ventura County, California has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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