Place:Mono, California, United States

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NameMono
Alt namesMonosource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates37.917°N 118.867°W
Located inCalifornia, United States     (1861 - )
See alsoAmador, California, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Calaveras, California, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Fresno, California, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Mariposa, California, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Belfort
Benton Crossing
Benton Hot Springs
Benton
Bodie
Bridgeport
Coleville
Crestview
Dog Town
Dunderberg Mill
Fales Hot Springs
Hammil
June Lake Junction
June Lake
Lake Mary
Lee Vining
Lower Town
Lundy
Mammoth Lakes
Mesa Camp
Mill City
Mono Mills
Mono Village
Montgomery City
North Landing
Oasis
Pizona
Sonora Junction
South Landing
Toms Place
Topaz
Upper Town
Walker
Whitmore Hot Springs
Willow Springs
Unknown
Bennettville
Monoville
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Mono County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,195, making it the fourth-least populous county in California. The county seat is Bridgeport. The county is located east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada. The only incorporated town in the county is Mammoth Lakes, which is located at the foot of Mammoth Mountain. Other locations, such as June Lake, are also famous as skiing and fishing resorts. Located in the middle of the county is Mono Lake, a vital habitat for millions of migratory and nesting birds. The lake is located in a wild natural setting, with pinnacles of tufa arising out of the salty and alkaline lake. Also located in Mono County is Bodie, the official state gold rush ghost town, which is now a California State Historic Park.

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History

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Mono County was formed in 1861 from parts of Calaveras, Fresno and Mariposa counties. A portion of northern Mono County contributed to the formation of Alpine County in 1864; parts of the county's territory were given to Inyo County in 1866.

The county is named after Mono Lake which, in 1852, was named for a Native American Paiute tribe, the Mono people, who historically inhabited the Sierra Nevada from north of Mono Lake to Owens Lake. The tribe's western neighbors, the Yokuts, called them monachie, meaning "fly people" because they used fly larvae as their chief food staple and trading article.

Archeologists know almost nothing about the first inhabitants of the county, as little material evidence has been found from them. The Kuzedika, a band of Paiute, had been there many generations by the time the first anglophones arrived. The Kuzedika were hunter-gatherers and their language is a part of the Shoshone language.[1]

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1861 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1861 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1862 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1864 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1864 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1870 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1873 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1870 430
1880 7,499
1890 2,002
1900 2,167
1910 2,042
1920 960
1930 1,360
1940 2,299
1950 2,115
1960 2,213
1970 4,016
1980 8,577
1990 9,956
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Mono County, California, United States

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