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Winehaven

Ghost town · Contra Costa 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

Winehaven is a ghost town in Contra Costa County, California, recorded as human settlement in California, United States of America. It is one of 13 former communities in Contra Costa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Winehaven as a historical populated place: 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 37.9513° N, 122.4174° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townNorth Richmond, CA
Distance to it2.7 miles
Coordinates37.95131, -122.41744

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What's there now

Winehaven is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is North Richmond, CA (population 3,935), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

View of Building 1 (storage cellar), facing north -- Winehaven, Point Molate, Richmond, California, USA
View of Building 1 (storage cellar), facing north -- Winehaven, Point Molate, Richmond, California, USA · Robert Hicks / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Winehaven?

Winehaven is in Contra Costa County, California, at 37.9513, -122.4174.

How many ghost towns are in Contra Costa County?

Contra Costa County, California has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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