Scranton, California
Scranton | |
|---|---|
  Scranton Location in California  Scranton Scranton (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°27′07″N 116°30′13″W / 36.45194°N 116.50361°WCoordinates: 36°27′07″N 116°30′13″W / 36.45194°N 116.50361°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Inyo County |
| Elevation | 2,234 ft (681 m) |
Scranton is an unincorporated community in the Amargosa Valley and Amargosa Desert, in Inyo County, eastern California.[1]
The settlement was named after Scranton, Pennsylvania, [2] which is where a group of investors were from who financed a water company that was to supply water to Greenwater, California and other mining camps.[3]
Geography[edit]
Scranton was located on the former Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad line. It is 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Ryan, a former mining town in the Amargosa Range,.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scranton, California
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1200. ISBN 1-884995-14-4. Search this book on
- ↑ "Scranton and Jenifer". Oakland Tribune. June 3, 1951. p. 47.
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