Eastwood, California Explained

33.0875°N -116.6111°W

Eastwood
Settlement Type:Ghost town
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:San Diego
Established Date:1870
Coordinates:33.0875°N -116.6111°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation Ft:4160

Eastwood is a ghost town in San Diego County, California. It was located a mile northwest of Julian, near Eastwood Creek.[2]

History

Eastwood was a town site planned by Joseph Stancliff as a rival to Julian. His attempt failed and his town survived only in the name of Eastwood Creek and Eastwood Hill, above it to the north.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=33.08751&lon=-116.61128&datum=nad83&zoom=4&map=auto&coord=dms&mode=zoomin&size=m USGS 24K Map, Julian, CA; from topoquest.com, accessed 3/26/2013
  2. Leland Fetzer, San Diego County Place Names, A To Z; Sunbelt Publications, Inc., San Diego, 2005, p. 40
  3. Fetzer, San Diego County Place Names, p. 40