Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Nevada County, California

North San Juan

Census-designated place in California, United States.

Record

About North San Juan

North San Juan is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States, along State Route 49 on the San Juan Ridge in Gold Country. The zip code is 95960.

This is a site record: what public sources say about North San Juan, 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 North San Juan is

USGS topographic map around North San Juan
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

13 historic USGS maps cover North San Juan

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 North San Juan

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

Sources

Sources

  1. ghosttowns.com, "North San Juan": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
  2. Wikipedia, "North San Juan, California": coordinates and summary.
  3. Wikidata Q5575398.
  4. USGS GNIS 2628766.
  5. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  6. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).