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Unincorporated community in California, United States

Ghost Town in California, United States
Ash Hill
Ghost Town
Ash Hill is located in CaliforniaAsh HillAsh HillLocation in California
Coordinates: 34°42′25″N 116°3′18″W / 34.70694°N 116.05500°W / 34.70694; -116.05500
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Bernardino
Elevation1,942 ft (592 m)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
Area codes442/760
GNIS feature ID1660273

Ash Hill is a ghost town in San Bernardino County, in the U.S. state of California. Afton, Amboy, Bagdad, Cadiz, Cadiz Summit, Lavic, Glasgow and Kelso are the nearby communities. Ash Hill is named for Southern Pacific surveyor Benjamin Ash who died in the area from dehydration, it is also possible it could be named for the surrounding dark brown and grey hills. Ash Hill is a part of a chain of ghost towns in San Bernardino County along Interstate 40 and Route 66, the area includes Daggett, Lavic, Klondike, Argos and Ludlow.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ash Hill, California
Municipalities and communities of San Bernardino County, California, United States
County seat: San Bernardino
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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