Abandoned Record
About Barnwell
Barnwell, originally a rail camp named Summit, then Manvel, was a former railhead serving local mining camps, now a ghost town, in San Bernardino County, California. It lies at an elevation 4806 feet in the New York Mountains.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Barnwell, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Barnwell is
Historic maps
12 historic USGS maps cover Barnwell
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1910 Ivanpah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1912 Ivanpah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1942 Ivanpah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1947 Kingman sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Kingman sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Kingman sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Kingman sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Crescent Peak sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Kingman sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Kingman sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Castle Peaks sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Ivanpah sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Barnwell
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our California index.
- Vanderbilt2.5 mi N · San Bernardino
- Ivanpah5.3 mi NW · San Bernardino
- Hart7.5 mi E · San Bernardino
- Cima15.3 mi W · San Bernardino
- Providence26.4 mi SW · San Bernardino
- Goffs27.6 mi S · San Bernardino
- Kelso30.5 mi SW · San Bernardino
- Essex38.7 mi S · San Bernardino
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Barnwell, California": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q20714523.
- USGS GNIS 1656429.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).