Welcome to Millspaugh ...
So far, we found very little information about Millspaugh. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Millspaugh to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Millspaugh, please Contact Us.
Millspaugh would have been located within present day Inyo County<2>.
The location of Millspaugh has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Millspaugh, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Millspaugh is 6,170 feet [1,881 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Millspaugh is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Millspaugh was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Millspaugh once stood is in the (760) & (442)<5> area codes.
Communities near Millspaugh ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Millspaugh.
- Reilly ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly
- Reilly is located in Inyo County
- Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells
- Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells is located in Inyo County
- Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells has also been known as:
- Homewood Canyon
- Ballarat ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballarat
- Ballarat is located in Inyo County
- Indian Ranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ranch
- Indian Ranch is located in Inyo County
- Lookout City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout City
- Lookout City is located in Inyo County
- Valley Wells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Wells
- Valley Wells is located in Inyo County
- Darwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Darwin is located in Inyo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darwin <6>
- Lane Mill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Searles Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searles Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles Valley
- Searles Valley is located in San Bernardino County
- Argus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Argus is located in San Bernardino County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Millspaugh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Millspaugh.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Millspaugh. 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 Millspaugh.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Millspaugh. See our Newspapers Page for Millspaugh.
Adding Millspaugh to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Millspaugh in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Millspaugh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Millspaugh post office opened in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Millspaugh.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/
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 Millspaugh, 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 Inyo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Millspaugh - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (442) is an overlay for area code (760). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |