Gold Town (on topographic maps) or OarVille is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located 9.5 miles (15 km) north of Rosamond, at an elevation of 2713 feet (827 m). Today, Goldtown exists only as a grid of dirt roads and a few abandoned buildings and mines in the desert off the California State Route 14.[1] Silver Queen Road is the main paved road that connects Goldtown to the California State Route 14.
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| - Gold Town (on topographic maps) or OarVille is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located 9.5 miles (15 km) north of Rosamond, at an elevation of 2713 feet (827 m). Today, Goldtown exists only as a grid of dirt roads and a few abandoned buildings and mines in the desert off the California State Route 14.[1] Silver Queen Road is the main paved road that connects Goldtown to the California State Route 14. (en)
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| - An abandoned house in Goldtown (en)
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| - Gold Town (on topographic maps) or OarVille is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located 9.5 miles (15 km) north of Rosamond, at an elevation of 2713 feet (827 m). Today, Goldtown exists only as a grid of dirt roads and a few abandoned buildings and mines in the desert off the California State Route 14.[1] Silver Queen Road is the main paved road that connects Goldtown to the California State Route 14. Fleta, California is 0.62 miles northeast of Goldtown. Mojave, California is 1.44 miles to the north. Gold mines exist within 2 miles to the north and south of Goldtown.[2] These mines include: the Golden Queen Mine and Elephant Eagle mine on Soledad Mountain south of Goldtown [3], and Whitmore Mine and Exposed Treasure mine on Standard Hill north of Goldtown. KHXT-FM (Mojave) radio tower, at an elevation of 3,028 feet (923 meters) above sea level, is 1.56 miles southeast of Goldtown.[4] The California Aqueduct Road is located about 5 miles to the west of Goldtown.[5] (en)
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