Scranton, California

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Scranton
Unincorporated community
Scranton
Location in California
Coordinates: 36°27′07″N 116°30′13″W / 36.45194°N 116.50361°W / 36.45194; -116.50361Coordinates: 36°27′07″N 116°30′13″W / 36.45194°N 116.50361°W / 36.45194; -116.50361
Country United States
State California
County Inyo County
Elevation[1] 2,234 ft (681 m)

Scranton is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.[1] It is located on the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Ryan,[2] at an elevation of 2234 feet (681 m).[1]

The place was named after Scranton, Pennsylvania.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scranton, California
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1200. ISBN 9781884995149. 
Municipalities and communities of Inyo County, California, United States
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