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Mound City

Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

San Bernardino quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1896, 1:62,500)
San Bernardino quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1896, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mound City 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 Mound City as a historical populated place on the San Bernardino South 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 34.0564° N, 117.2656° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSan Bernardino South
Elevation1,064 ft
Nearest living townLoma Linda, CA
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1701199
Coordinates34.05640, -117.26560

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What's there now

Mound City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Loma Linda, CA (population 25,021), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,064 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 Mound City?

Mound City is in San Bernardino County, California, at 34.0564, -117.2656.

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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