Scranton, California

Scranton is an unincorporated community in the Amargosa Valley and Amargosa Desert, in Inyo County, eastern California.[1]

Scranton
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°27′07″N 116°30′13″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Inyo County
Elevation [1]	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]

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.

Municipalities and communities of Inyo County, California, United States
County seat: Independence
City	Bishop	Inyo County map
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Indian reservations	Big Pine Reservation Lone Pine Reservation
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