Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Amador County, California

Drytown

Census-designated place in California, United States.

Record

About Drytown

Drytown is a census-designated place in Amador County, California, United States. It is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Plymouth on Dry Creek, at an elevation of 646 feet.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Drytown, 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 Drytown is

USGS topographic map around Drytown
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

14 historic USGS maps cover Drytown

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.

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 Drytown

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

Sources

Sources

  1. ghosttowns.com, "Drytown": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
  2. Wikipedia, "Drytown, California": coordinates and summary.
  3. Wikidata Q3476209.
  4. USGS GNIS 1658441.
  5. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  6. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).