Welcome to Dog Town ...
So far, we found very little information about Dog Town. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dog Town to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dog Town, please Contact Us.
Dog Town would have been located within present day Mono County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Dog Town, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
Dog Town was established in 1857.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dog Town is 7,050 feet [2,149 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Dog Town is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Dog Town was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Dog Town would have been located in the (760) and (442)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Dog Town ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Dog Town: This one is located in Mono County and the other is located in Shasta County.
Beyond California, there are 8 communities that are also named Dog Town - they are located in Alabama, Maine, Missouri (2), Montana, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dog Town.
Communities near Dog Town ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dog Town.
- Dunderberg Mill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunderberg Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunderberg Mill
- Dunderberg Mill is located in Mono County
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Mono County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <7>
- Mono City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono City
- Mono City is located in Mono County
- Bodie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodie
- Bodie is located in Mono County
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- Chinatown is located in Mono County
- Lundy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
- Lundy is located in Mono County
- Former name for Lundy:
- Mill Creek
- Mono Lake ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Chemung Mine ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chemung Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung Mine
- Chemung Mine is located in Mono County
- Masonic ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Lee Vining
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Vining
- Lee Vining is located in Mono County
- Former names for Lee Vining:
- Lakeview
- Leevining
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee Vining <7>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dog Town. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dog Town.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dog Town. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dog Town.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dog Town. See our Newspapers Page for Dog Town.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mono County: www.monocounty.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dog Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Mono, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dog Town - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (442) is an overlay for area code (760). |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |