Bennettville, California

Bennettville (originally, Bennett City and Tioga) is a former settlement and ghost town in Mono County, California.

[1] It was located on Mine Creek 4 mi (6.4 km) east-southeast of Mount Conness.

[3] The name honored Thomas Bennett, a mining company president.

[1] The mining company transported tons of equipment to the site and spent $300,000 developing the town, but no silver of consequence was produced.

[3] The remnants of Bennettville consist of two commemorative plaques and two buildings on a hilltop, an assay office and a bunkhouse both of which were restored in 1993.