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Mace

Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

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

Mace 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.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mace as a historical populated place on the Barstow 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 34.9153° N, 117.1092° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBarstow
Elevation2,177 ft
Nearest living townLenwood, CA
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID1666690
Coordinates34.91526, -117.10921

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What's there now

Mace is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lenwood, CA (population 3,708), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,177 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 Mace?

Mace is in San Bernardino County, California, at 34.9153, -117.1092.

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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