Millspaugh, California

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Coordinates: 36°02′46″N117°27′39″W / 36.04611°N 117.46083°W / 36.04611; -117.46083 Coordinates: 36°02′46″N117°27′39″W / 36.04611°N 117.46083°W / 36.04611; -117.46083
Country United States
State California
County Inyo County
Elevation
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6,174 ft (1,882 m)

Millspaugh was an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California. [1] It lies at an elevation of 6,174 feet (1,882 m). [1] It is built on the site of an abandoned community of the same name. [2]

A post office operated at Millspaugh from 1902 to 1910. [3] The town is named for its first postmaster, Almon N. Millspaugh. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millspaugh, California
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millspaugh (former settlement)
  3. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1185. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.