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Eads

Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

Hawes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Hawes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Eads is a ghost town in San Bernardino County, California. It is one of 50 former communities in San Bernardino County on the federal names register. No county in California has more among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Eads as a historical populated place on the Twelve Gauge Lake topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 34.9464° N, 117.2787° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTwelve Gauge Lake
Elevation2,196 ft
Nearest living townLenwood, CA
Distance to it10.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1839692
Coordinates34.94637, -117.27866

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What's there now

Eads is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lenwood, CA (population 3,708), about 10.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,196 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Eads?

Eads is in San Bernardino County, California, at 34.9464, -117.2787.

How many ghost towns are in San Bernardino County?

San Bernardino County, California has 50 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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