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Desert Relief

Ghost town · Los Angeles County, California

Llano quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1930, 1:24,000)
Llano quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1930, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Desert Relief is a ghost town in Los Angeles County, California. It is one of 29 former communities in Los Angeles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Desert Relief as a historical populated place on the Lovejoy Buttes 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 34.5061° N, 117.8356° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLovejoy Buttes
Elevation3,171 ft
Nearest living townLake Los Angeles, CA
Distance to it7.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1666846
Coordinates34.50611, -117.83562

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What's there now

Desert Relief is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lake Los Angeles, CA (population 13,479), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,171 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 Desert Relief?

Desert Relief is in Los Angeles County, California, at 34.5061, -117.8356.

How many ghost towns are in Los Angeles County?

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

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