Hammil Valley, California
Hammil Valley
Hammil [1] | |
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  Hammil Valley Location in California  Hammil Valley Hammil Valley (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°40′43″N 118°24′13″W / 37.67861°N 118.40361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Mono County |
| Elevation | 4,593 ft (1,400 m) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2000)[2] | 102 |
| GNIS feature ID | 261054[1] |
Hammil Valley is an unincorporated community in Mono County, California.[1] It is located 9 miles (14 km) west-northwest of White Mountain Peak.[3]
The Hammil brothers (William, Hugh, and Robert) homesteaded at the site in 1870.[3] The Carson and Colorado Railroad built a train station in 1883 and named it after the brothers.[3] The area's postal service was handled by the Mocalno, which operated from 1915 to 1937.[3] Mocalno was named by adding "cal" for California in the Mono (the county's name).[3]
Today, most of the residents of Hammil Valley go to school or work in Bishop.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hammil Valley, California
- ^ "Mono County Demographic Information". Mono County. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1169. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Chalfant / Hammill". Mono County Economic Development.
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