Valley Wells, California

Census-designated place in California, United States

Valley Wells

census-designated place

Location in Inyo County and the state of California

Valley Wells

Location in California

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Valley Wells

Valley Wells (the United States)

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Coordinates: 35°51′25″N 117°20′54″W﻿ / ﻿35.85694°N 117.34833°W﻿ / 35.85694; -117.34833
Country|  United States
State|  California
County| Inyo County
Area

[1]

• Total

| 10.737 sq mi (27.809 km2)
• Land| 10.669 sq mi (27.632 km2)
• Water| 0.068 sq mi (0.177 km2)  0.64%
Elevation

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| 2,234 ft (681 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total

| 0
• Density| 0.0/sq mi (0.0/km2)
Time zone| UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID| 2408400[2]

California Historical Landmark

Reference no.| 443
Paleo wetland deposits at Valley Wells

Valley Wells is a census-designated place in Inyo County, California.[2] Prior to 2010, for census purposes it was part of Homewood Canyon-Valley Wells CDP. The 2010 census reported that population was zero.[3] The town is now registered as California Historical Landmark #443; in 1849, several groups of midwestern emigrants settled here to secure water from nearby Searles Lake.[4][5]

The California Historical Landmark reads:

NO. 443 VALLEY WELLS - In this area, several groups of midwestern emigrants who had escaped from hazards and privations in Death Valley in 1849 sought to secure water from Searles Lake. They turned northward and westward in despair when they discovered its salty nature, and with great difficulty crossed the Argus and other mountains to reach settlements of Central and Southern California. [6]

## Recreation

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Historically, the Valley Wells area was used as for aquatic recreation for the residents of Trona, California.[7]

Valley Wells is the home of the Trona Golf course on Valley Wells Road.[8]

Valley Wells is also the home of the Valley Wells Recreation Area, which is maintained by Searles Lake Gem and Mineral Society, but owned by Searles Valley Minerals, Inc.[9]

## See also

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* California Historical Landmarks in Inyo County
* History of California through 1899

## References

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1. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places - California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley Wells, California
3. ^ "2010 Census P.L. 94-171 Summary File Data". United States Census Bureau.
4. ^ "Valley Wells". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
5. ^ nps.gov The Lost '49ers
6. ^ californiahistoricallandmarks.com # 443
7. ^ Launer, Don (January 21, 2013). "Valley Wells in 1950s | Trona on the Web". www.trona-ca.com. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
8. ^ "Trona Golf Course". GolfLink. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
9. ^ "Searles Lake Gem and Mineral Society GEM-O-RAMA Camping at Valley Wells Recreation Area". www1.iwvisp.com. Retrieved October 5, 2022.

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Municipalities and communities of Inyo County, California, United States

County seat: Independence

City|

* Bishop

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CDPs|

* Big Pine
* Cartago
* Charleston View
* Darwin
* Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek
* Furnace Creek
* Homewood Canyon
* Independence
* Keeler
* Lone Pine
* Mesa
* Olancha
* Pearsonville
* Round Valley
* Shoshone
* Tecopa
* Trona
* Valley Wells
* West Bishop
* Wilkerson

Unincorporated
communities|

* Alabama Hills
* Aspendell
* Badwater
* Ballarat
* Coso Junction
* Crater
* Death Valley Junction
* Deep Springs
* Dolomite
* Dunmovin
* Fish Springs
* Grant
* Haiwee
* Harrisburg
* Indian Village
* Kearsarge
* Laws
* Millspaugh
* Owenyo
* Panamint Springs
* Park Village
* Poleta
* Rovana
* Ryan
* Stovepipe Wells
* Sandy Valley
* Zurich

Indian
reservations|

* Big Pine Reservation
* Bishop Paiute Reservation
* Fort Independence Reservation
* Lone Pine Reservation
* Timbisha Shoshone Reservation

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* Bend City
* Beveridge
* Burnt Wagons
* Cerro Gordo
* Chloride City
* Chrysopolis
* Coso
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* Greenwater
* Gerstley
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* Lee
* Lila C
* Lookout City
* Manzanar
* Narka
* Noonday Camp
* Owensville
* Panamint City
* Reilly
* Reward
* Roachville
* San Carlos
* Schwaub
* Sodan
* Sunland
* Swansea
* White Mountain City

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