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Mono Mills

Ghost town · Mono County, California

Cowtrack Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500)
Cowtrack Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mono Mills 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.

Mono Mills was established in 1880, in the late 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mono Mills 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 37.8875° N, 118.9594° W.

Key facts

Founded1880
Peak population0
Last recorded population0
Elevation7,356 ft
Nearest living townLee Vining, CA
Distance to it10 miles
Coordinates37.88750, -118.95944

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What's there now

Mono Mills is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lee Vining, CA (population 557), about 10 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,356 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Ruins of Mono Mills, in Mono County, California.
Ruins of Mono Mills, in Mono County, California. · Daniel Mayer (mav) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Mono Mills?

Mono Mills is in Mono County, California, at 37.8875, -118.9594.

How many ghost towns are in Mono County?

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

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