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Reilly

Ghost town · Inyo County, California

Maturango Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Maturango Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Reilly is a ghost town in Inyo County, California. 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 Reilly as a historical populated place on the Maturango Peak SE 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 36.0069° N, 117.3689° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMaturango Peak SE
Elevation2,589 ft
Nearest living townHomewood Canyon, CA
Distance to it8.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2026821
Coordinates36.00689, -117.36895

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What's there now

Reilly is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Homewood Canyon, CA (population 195), about 8.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,589 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 Reilly?

Reilly is in Inyo County, California, at 36.0069, -117.3689.

How many ghost towns are in Inyo County?

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

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