Siberia, California

Siberia
Ghost town
Siberia
Location within the state of California
Coordinates: 34°37′36″N 115°59′09″W / 34.62667°N 115.98583°W / 34.62667; -115.98583Coordinates: 34°37′36″N 115°59′09″W / 34.62667°N 115.98583°W / 34.62667; -115.98583
Country United States
State California
County San Bernardino
Elevation[1] 1,283 ft (391 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific)
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code 92357
Area codes 442/760
GNIS feature ID 1661437[1]

Siberia is a ghost town in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, United States. It lies along historic Route 66 between Bagdad and Ludlow, in the ZIP code 92357 and area codes 442 and 760. Siberia has been noted for its unusual place name.[2]

Siberia was a water stop and a rail siding for the Santa Fe Railroad and a motorist stop on U.S. Route 66 until it faded out after the 1973 opening of Interstate 40, which bypassed the town. Since 2001, all traces of the town have been removed.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Siberia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Thompson, George E. (1 July 2009). You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live. iUniverse. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4401-3421-0.
  3. "Ludlow Area & Mojave Desert" at the theroadwanderer.net


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