Forgotten Destinations: Dunmovin : A Town Without A Trace

Dunmovin is located about three miles north of Coso Junction rest stop along Highway 395, but getting there is complicated since the rest stop is located on the northbound side of Highway 395 and Dunmovin is on the southbound side. The town is behind the fence with a sign "Private property", "no trespassing" . The area is very isolated , so the chances that anyone knowing that you trespassed on a property is unlikely. We were obviously trespassing.

I had zero luck finding out a full history of Dunmovin . According to Wikipedia , "A post office operated at Dunmovin from 1938 to 1941. The place was originally called Cowan Station in honor of homesteader James Cowan. Cowan Station was a freight station for silver ingots being transported from the Cerro Gordo Mines to Los Angeles. When Cowan sold out in 1936, the name was changed to Dunmovin. It was a roadside service station, cafe, and store along U.S. Route 395".

Other than that , i could not find any other information about this town. Even though Wikipedia mentions that there was a post office in Dunmovin, I could not find any post office records, to support that, like the post office never existed in this city. Neither the State of California has any records of an incorporated town at this location.

Dunmovin is 100% deserted site with not even a caretaker on the premises. It had been for sale for many years obviously with no takers. Are you someone with a desire to own a city? Dunmovin could be just a right place for you.