Record

About Allensworth

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park is a state park unit of California, United States, preserving Allensworth, the only California town to be founded, financed and governed by African Americans. The small farming community was founded in 1908 by Lt.
From Wikipedia, "Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Allensworth, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Allensworth is

USGS topographic map around Allensworth — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

10 historic USGS maps cover Allensworth

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

1929 Allensworth sheet, 1:31,680 · GeoTIFF download
1942 Earlimart sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
1948 Bakersfield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1954 Allensworth sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1955 Bakersfield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1956 Bakersfield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1960 Bakersfield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1962 Bakersfield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1966 Bakersfield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1993 Delano sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Allensworth

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our California index.

Stickneys Ferry26.0 mi E · Tulare
Fountain Springs26.6 mi E · Tulare
White River30.7 mi E · Tulare

Sources

ghosttowns.com, "Allensworth": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
Wikipedia, "Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q5148087.
USGS GNIS 1835739.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).