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Harmony Borax Works

Ghost town · Inyo County, California

Furnace Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500)
Furnace Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Harmony Borax Works is a ghost town in Inyo County, California, recorded as former industrial facility in Death Valley, California, United States. It is one of 29 former communities in Inyo County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Harmony Borax Works 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 36.4800° N, 116.8735° W.

Key facts

Elevation-245 ft
Nearest living townFurnace Creek, CA
Distance to it3.6 miles
Coordinates36.48000, -116.87347

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What's there now

Harmony Borax Works is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Furnace Creek, CA (population 102), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly -245 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Harmony Borax Works, Furnace Creek, Death Valley, USA
Harmony Borax Works, Furnace Creek, Death Valley, USA · Paul Hermans / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Harmony Borax Works?

Harmony Borax Works is in Inyo County, California, at 36.4800, -116.8735.

How many ghost towns are in Inyo County?

Inyo County, California has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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