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Greenwater

Ghost town · Inyo County, California

Funeral Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Funeral Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Greenwater 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 Greenwater as a historical populated place on the Greenwater Canyon 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 36.1794° N, 116.6164° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGreenwater Canyon
Elevation4,272 ft
Nearest living townFurnace Creek, CA
Distance to it22.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1660699
Coordinates36.17940, -116.61643

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What's there now

Greenwater is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Furnace Creek, CA (population 102), about 22.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,272 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 Greenwater?

Greenwater is in Inyo County, California, at 36.1794, -116.6164.

How many ghost towns are in Inyo County?

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

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