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Tin Shack

Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

Whipple Mts. quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Whipple Mts. quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tin Shack 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 Tin Shack as a historical populated place on the Whipple Wash 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 34.3703° N, 114.2702° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhipple Wash
Elevation633 ft
Nearest living townLake Havasu City, AZ
Distance to it9.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1667153
Coordinates34.37029, -114.27023

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What's there now

Tin Shack is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lake Havasu City, AZ (population 58,037), about 9.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 633 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 Tin Shack?

Tin Shack is in San Bernardino County, California, at 34.3703, -114.2702.

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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