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Ashford Mill

Ghost town · Inyo County, California

Confidence Hills quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
Confidence Hills quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ashford Mill 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 Ashford Mill as a historical populated place on the Shore Line Butte 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 35.9188° N, 116.6848° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShore Line Butte
Elevation-133 ft
Nearest living townShoshone, CA
Distance to it21.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1660275
Coordinates35.91885, -116.68476

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What's there now

Ashford Mill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Shoshone, CA (population 18), about 21.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly -133 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 Ashford Mill?

Ashford Mill is in Inyo County, California, at 35.9188, -116.6848.

How many ghost towns are in Inyo County?

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

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