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Saint Elmo

Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

Randsburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500)
Randsburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Saint Elmo 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 Saint Elmo as a historical populated place on the Red 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 35.3008° N, 117.6109° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRed Mountain
Elevation3,187 ft
Nearest living townJohannesburg, CA
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1670289
Coordinates35.30080, -117.61089

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What's there now

Saint Elmo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Johannesburg, CA (population 77), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,187 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 Saint Elmo?

Saint Elmo is in San Bernardino County, California, at 35.3008, -117.6109.

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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