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Mill City

Ghost town · Mono County, California

Mt. Morrison quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500)
Mt. Morrison quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mill City is a ghost town in Mono County, California. It is one of 10 former communities in Mono County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mill City as a historical populated place on the Bloody Mountain 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 37.6227° N, 118.9924° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBloody Mountain
Elevation8,284 ft
Nearest living townMammoth Lakes, CA
Distance to it0.2 miles
GNIS feature ID263582
Coordinates37.62271, -118.99236

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What's there now

Mill City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mammoth Lakes, CA (population 7,233), about 0.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 8,284 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 Mill City?

Mill City is in Mono County, California, at 37.6227, -118.9924.

How many ghost towns are in Mono County?

Mono County, California has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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