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Freeman Junction

Ghost town · Kern County, California

Inyokern quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Inyokern quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Freeman Junction is a ghost town in Kern County, California. It is one of 50 former communities in Kern County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Freeman Junction as a historical populated place: 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 35.6017° N, 117.9030° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townInyokern, CA
Distance to it5.9 miles
Coordinates35.60166, -117.90295

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What's there now

Freeman Junction is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Inyokern, CA (population 958), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

View from atop Robber's Roost overlooking the area where Freeman Junction once stood. The town of Ridgecrest, California is visible in the background.
View from atop Robber's Roost overlooking the area where Freeman Junction once stood. The town of Ridgecrest, California is visible in the background. · Pastordonn at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Freeman Junction?

Freeman Junction is in Kern County, California, at 35.6017, -117.9030.

How many ghost towns are in Kern County?

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

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