Clems, California
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Clems, California is a ghost town
in Santa Cruz County
with an elevation of 790 feet (241 meters). It is located a latitude 37055N, longitude 1215947W; decimal degrees: latitude 37.09806, longitude -121.99639.
Clems was a stop located between Glenwood
and Zayante
on the narrow gauge railroad which operated from Los Gatos
to Santa Cruz
from 1880 to 1930. The railroad was acquired in the early 1900s by the Southern Pacific, which added weekend excursion trains to the regular freight and mixed (freight and passenger) trains that operated several times a day. The tracks, tunnels, and bridges were badly damaged in the April 18, 1906, earthquake, then repaired or rebuilt. Southern Pacific abandoned the line in March 1940, following a major storm. State Route 17 was completed that same year, bypassing Clems and most of the other stops along the old railroad right-of-way.
Today the area is sparsely settled.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, on the California Central Coast. The county forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay. . As of the 2010 U.S. Census, its population was 262,382. The county seat is Santa Cruz...
with an elevation of 790 feet (241 meters). It is located a latitude 37055N, longitude 1215947W; decimal degrees: latitude 37.09806, longitude -121.99639.
Clems was a stop located between Glenwood
Glenwood, California
Glenwood, California, is a ghost town in Santa Cruz County. It is located at coordinates ; decimal degrees: latitude 37.10833, longitude -121.98556. It is 891 feet above sea level....
and Zayante
Zayante, California
Zayante is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. It is a residential area located on Zayante Creek. Zayante sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Zayante's population was 705.-History:...
on the narrow gauge railroad which operated from Los Gatos
Los Gatos, California
The Town of Los Gatos is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 29,413 at the 2010 census. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area at the southwest corner of San Jose in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains...
to Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the US. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 59,946...
from 1880 to 1930. The railroad was acquired in the early 1900s by the Southern Pacific, which added weekend excursion trains to the regular freight and mixed (freight and passenger) trains that operated several times a day. The tracks, tunnels, and bridges were badly damaged in the April 18, 1906, earthquake, then repaired or rebuilt. Southern Pacific abandoned the line in March 1940, following a major storm. State Route 17 was completed that same year, bypassing Clems and most of the other stops along the old railroad right-of-way.
Today the area is sparsely settled.