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Poe

Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

Newberry quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Newberry quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Poe 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 Poe as a historical populated place on the Troy Lake 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 34.7967° N, 116.5167° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTroy Lake
Elevation1,815 ft
Nearest living townYermo, CA
Distance to it19 miles
GNIS feature ID1666745
Coordinates34.79666, -116.51669

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What's there now

Poe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Yermo, CA (population 846), about 19 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,815 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 Poe?

Poe is in San Bernardino County, California, at 34.7967, -116.5167.

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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