Millspaugh, California

Ghost town
Ghost town is located in California
Ghost town
Ghost town
Location in California
Ghost town is located in the United States
Ghost town
Ghost town
Ghost town (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°02′46″N 117°27′39″W / 36.04611°N 117.46083°W / 36.04611; -117.46083
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyInyo County
Elevation6,174 ft (1,882 m)

Millspaugh was an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 6,174 feet (1,882 m).[1] It is built on the site of an abandoned community of the same name.[2]

A post office operated at Millspaugh from 1902 to 1910.[3] The town is named for its first postmaster, Almon N. Millspaugh.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millspaugh, California
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millspaugh (former settlement)
  3. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1185. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.