Place:Ballarat, Inyo, California, United States

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NameBallarat
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates36.033°N 117.217°W
Located inInyo, California, United States
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Ballarat is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 1079 feet (329 m).[1]

Today, Ballarat is a virtual ghost town. It was founded in 1897 as a supply point for the mines in the canyons of the Panamint Range. A quarter-mile to the south is Post Office Springs, a reliable water source used since the 1850s. George Riggins, an immigrant from Australia, gave Ballarat its name when he proposed it should be named for Ballarat, Victoria.

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