
New Idria
Ghost town · United States
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 36.417, -120.673
Why it was abandoned
⚒️ Mines & quarries
Detected automatically from the text: It was named after the New Idria Mercury Mine, which closed in 1972, resulting in a ghost town.
History
New Idria was an unincorporated town in San Benito County, California. It was named after the New Idria Mercury Mine, which closed in 1972, resulting in a ghost town.