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Vanormer

Ghost town · Stanislaus County, California

Patterson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:31,680)
Patterson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Vanormer is a ghost town in Stanislaus County, California. It is one of 8 former communities in Stanislaus County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Vanormer as a historical populated place on the Patterson 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 37.4985° N, 121.1472° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePatterson
Elevation110 ft
Nearest living townPatterson, CA
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1703093
Coordinates37.49854, -121.14716

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What's there now

Vanormer is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Patterson, CA (population 24,306), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 110 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 Vanormer?

Vanormer is in Stanislaus County, California, at 37.4985, -121.1472.

How many ghost towns are in Stanislaus County?

Stanislaus County, California has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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