Willow Springs, Kern County, California
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Willow Springs is an unincorporated community
in Kern County, California
, United States. It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) west of Rosamond
, at an elevation of 2523 feet (769 m).
Willow Springs is the site of the Willow Springs International Motorsports Park
.
A post office operated at Willow Springs from 1909 to 1918.
The local spring
s provided water for Native American settlements, and early travelers. Willow Springs was an important stop on freight and stagecoach lines. Most of the masonry buildings were built around 1900 by Ezra Hamilton.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Kern County, California
Kern County, California
Spreading across the southern end of the California Central Valley, Kern County is the fifth-largest county by population in California. Its economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction, and there is a strong aviation and space presence. Politically, it has generally...
, United States. It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) west of Rosamond
Rosamond, California
Rosamond is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, USA, north of Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley, the westernmost desert valley of the Mojave Desert. Rosamond is also south of Mojave, , and north of Lancaster at an elevation of 2342 feet...
, at an elevation of 2523 feet (769 m).
Willow Springs is the site of the Willow Springs International Motorsports Park
Willow Springs International Motorsports Park
Willow Springs International Motorsports Park is located in Willow Springs near Rosamond and Lancaster, California, and is about an hour north of Los Angeles. It is a historic race track, in existence more than fifty years. Construction of the track began in 1952, with the inaugural first race held...
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A post office operated at Willow Springs from 1909 to 1918.
The local spring
Spring (hydrosphere)
A spring—also known as a rising or resurgence—is a component of the hydrosphere. Specifically, it is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground...
s provided water for Native American settlements, and early travelers. Willow Springs was an important stop on freight and stagecoach lines. Most of the masonry buildings were built around 1900 by Ezra Hamilton.