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Bagdad

Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

Bagdad SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Bagdad SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bagdad 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.

Bagdad was established in 1883, in the late 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bagdad 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 34.5828° N, 115.8756° W.

Key facts

Founded1883
Peak population0
Last recorded population0
Elevation758 ft
Nearest living townTwentynine Palms, CA
Distance to it32 miles
Coordinates34.58278, -115.87556

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What's there now

Bagdad is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Twentynine Palms, CA (population 28,738), about 32 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 758 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Bagdad Café at Newberry Springs, Mojave Desert, California. Originally established as Sidewinder Café, the restaurant changed its name after the motion picture
Bagdad Café at Newberry Springs, Mojave Desert, California. Originally established as Sidewinder Café, the restaurant changed its name after the motion picture · Everjean / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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Questions

Where is Bagdad?

Bagdad is in San Bernardino County, California, at 34.5828, -115.8756.

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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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.