Mercuryville Ghost Town

Sonoma County, California38.7761, -122.8394

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
9.5 miCloverdale, CA
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
44 miWingo
Mercuryville, California
Photo: David Berry, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mercuryville is a former settlement in Sonoma County, California, listed among the ghost towns of California.

On the map

20 mi40 miWindsorClearlakeHealdsburgCloverdaleHidden Valley LakeLakeportMercuryville
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Mercuryville. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Cloverdale, CA, about 9.5 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Santa Rosa, CA, 24 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Wingo44 mi southeast
  2. Cottonwood48 mi east
  3. Buckeye51 mi east
  4. Cement57 mi southeast
  5. Eckley61 mi southeast
  6. Winehaven61 mi south
  7. Fremont Landing66 mi east
  8. Port Chicago67 mi southeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°6038Jan6340Feb6842Mar7445Apr8250May8954Jun9455Jul9355Aug9054Sep8149Oct6742Nov5938DecJan: 8.1 inFeb: 8.1 inMar: 5.7 inApr: 2.5 inMay: 1.5 inJun: 0.3 inJul: 0.0 inAug: 0.1 inSep: 0.1 inOct: 1.8 inNov: 4.7 inDec: 8.8 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Cloverdale. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Cloverdale station (USC00041838), 10 miles away. About 41.7 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationSonoma County, California
Coordinates38.77611, -122.83944
Also known asMercuryville, California
SourcesWikidata Q27987021 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Mercuryville ghost town?

In Sonoma County, California, at 38.7761, -122.8394. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Cloverdale, CA, about 9.5 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Santa Rosa, CA, 24 miles away.

Can you visit Mercuryville?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Mercuryville?

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Cloverdale. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

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