Scranton, California
Scranton is an unincorporated community in the Amargosa Valley and Amargosa Desert, in Inyo County, eastern California.[1]
Scranton | |
|---|---|
  Scranton Location in California  Scranton Scranton (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°27′07″N 116°30′13″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Inyo County |
| Elevation | 2,234 ft (681 m) |
The settlement was named after Scranton, Pennsylvania.[2]
Geography
Scranton was located on the former Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad line, at an elevation of 2234 feet (681 m). It is 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Ryan, a former mining town in the Amargosa Mountains,.[1][2]
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scranton, California
- 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.
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