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37°40′43″N 118°24′13″W / 37.67861°N 118.40361°W / 37.67861; -118.40361
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Hammil Valley
Hammil Valley is located in California
Hammil Valley
Hammil Valley
Location in California
Hammil Valley is located in the United States
Hammil Valley
Hammil Valley
Hammil Valley (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°40′43″N 118°24′13″W / 37.67861°N 118.40361°W / 37.67861; -118.40361
Country United States
State California
County Mono County
Elevation4,593 ft (1,400 m)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2000) [2]
102

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] at an elevation of 4593 feet (1400 m). [1]

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

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hammil Valley, California
  2. ^ "Mono County Demographic Information". Mono County. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Chalfant / Hammill". Mono County Economic Development.