Reddit reviews Ghost Towns of the West (A Sunset Pictorial)

From this sub's wiki page:

https://www.reddit.com/r/California/wiki/websites#wiki_tourist_info

There's a link to this Wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ghost_towns_in_California

Bodie and Calico are two of the more famous ones. Then there's places like Manzanar and Locke.

There are more in Nevada:

http://www.sunset.com/travel/ghost-town/view-all

And it's out of print, but you might try to get a copy of this book:

https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Towns-West-Sunset-Pictorial/dp/0376053143

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And for abandoned places:

http://www.atlasobscura.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&lat=&lng=&q=California&formatted_address=&source=desktop&nearby=false