Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Shasta County, California

Gas Point

A ghost town site in Shasta County, California.

Record

About Gas Point

Gas Point is a former unincorporated community and former ghost town in Shasta County, California, United States, on Cottonwood Creek. It was also known as Pinckney and Janesville and started as a 1849 California Gold Rush mining town after gold was found at Reading's Bar.

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

USGS topographic map around Gas Point
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

6 historic USGS maps cover Gas Point

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 Gas Point

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

Sources

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Gas Point, California": coordinates and summary.
  2. Wikidata Q56276356.
  3. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  4. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).