Muroc, California

Muroc, California
Muroc
—  Former settlement  —
Coordinates: 34°55′23″N 117°52′20″W / 34.92306°N 117.87222°W / 34.92306; -117.87222Coordinates: 34°55′23″N 117°52′20″W / 34.92306°N 117.87222°W / 34.92306; -117.87222
Country United States
State California
County Kern County
Elevation[1] 2,283 ft (696 m)

Muroc (also, Rogers, Rod, Yucca, and Rodriguez)[2] is a former settlement in Kern County, California in the Mojave Desert.[1]

Muroc part of the Muroc Valley, boron, california city, mojave, rosamond, ridgecrest, north edwards, edwards air force base, everywhere from the tip of the south kern county line at avenue A, expanding to the the tehachapi mountains, Lebec and willow springs to randsburg, johannasburg, and to the china lake communities.

It was located on Rogers Dry Lake 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Edwards,[2] at an elevation of 2283 feet (696 m).[1]

Muroc still appeared on maps as of 1942.[1] Muroc's site is now on Edwards Air Force Base.[2]

A post office operated at Muroc from 1910 to 1951.[2] The name honors early settlers Ralph and Clifford Corum - their surname spelled backwards is "Muroc".[2]

See also

  • Muroc Army Air Field

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Muroc, California
  2. ^ a b c d e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1079. ISBN 9781884995149. 



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