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Millspaugh, California

Coordinates: 36°02′46″N 117°27′39″W / 36.04611°N 117.46083°W / 36.04611; -117.46083
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Location in California
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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.