Hammil, California

Hammil
—  Unincorporated community  —
Hammil Location in California
Coordinates: 37°40′43″N 118°24′13″W / 37.67861°N 118.40361°W / 37.67861; -118.40361Coordinates: 37°40′43″N 118°24′13″W / 37.67861°N 118.40361°W / 37.67861; -118.40361
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mono County
Elevation[1]	4,593 ft (1,400 m)

Hammil is an unincorporated community in Mono County, California.^[1] It is located 9 miles (14 km) west-northwest of White Mountain Peak,^[2] at an elevation of 4593 feet (1400 m).^[1]

The Hammil brothers (William, Hugh, and Robert) homesteaded at the site in 1870.^[2] The Carson and Colorado Railroad arrived in 1883 and named the settlement after them.^[2] Hammil's postal service was handled by the Mocalno, which operated from 1915 to 1937.^[2] Mocalno was named by adding "cal" for California in the Mono (the county's name).^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hammil, 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. 1169. ISBN 9781884995149.