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Amboy

Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

Cadiz quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Cadiz quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Amboy 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.

At its height the population reached about 4.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Amboy as a historical populated place: 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 34.5569° N, 115.7450° W.

Key facts

Peak population4
Last recorded population4
Elevation627 ft
Nearest living townTwentynine Palms, CA
Distance to it33.7 miles
Coordinates34.55694, -115.74500

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What's there now

Amboy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Twentynine Palms, CA (population 28,738), about 33.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 627 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Amoby City Limits, west side of the town along U.S. Route 66.
Amoby City Limits, west side of the town along U.S. Route 66. · Alienburrito at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Amboy?

Amboy is in San Bernardino County, California, at 34.5569, -115.7450.

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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