Mono County

Mono County was created by an act of the Legislature on April 21, 1861, and was the first of the mining counties to be organized as such on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the state of California.

The county seat is in the town of Bridgeport, where most of the county offices are located in the handsome and historic courthouse which was built in 1880. There are a total of 8 cities in the county. The county population is about 13,000.

Located in the east-central section of California, Mono County averages 108 miles in length, reaching from the Alpine County border to the north to the Inyo County border to the south.

It's land area is 3,030 square miles, 80% of which is Federally owned. Much of this land is contained in the Inyo and Toiyabe National Forests.

Mono History

Mono County was formed in 1861 from parts of Calaveras County, Fresno County and Mariposa County. Parts of the county's territory were given to Inyo County in 1866.The county is named after Mono Lake which, in 1852, was named for a Native American Paiute tribe that inhabited the Sierra Nevada from north of Mono Lake to Owens Lake. The tribe's western neighbors, the Yokuts, called them monachie meaning "fly people" because the pupae of a fly was their chief food staple and trading article.

Inyo County

Inyo County is a county located in east-central California, United States, on the east side of the Sierra Nevada south of Yosemite National Park. As of 2000 the county had a population of 17,945. The county seat is Independence. Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states, is located in the county. Death Valley National Park, the lowest point in the United States, is also located in the county. The only incorporated city is Bishop.

Inyo History

Inyo County was formed in 1866 from parts of Mono and Tulare Counties.The county derived its name from the Native American name for the mountains in its area. The meaning of the word inyo is "dwelling place of the great spirit."

Prayer Focus for Both Mono & Inyo counties: Concerns & Needs Submited by a Mountain Area Leader:

Pray for existing churches. Pray for the Lord to touch pastors, elders, worship leaders, and congregations with encouragement and fresh fire! Pray that the Lord would raise up and unify intercessors within the county.

Pray for the lonely, abused, and down-trodden, that they would come to have the hope that is found in Jesus!

Pray that more Christians would come in to the market place, that businesses would flourish and the unemployment rate would drastically drop. And to GOD be the Glory!

Pray for the peace and joy of the Lord to hover over the cities.

Pray for those addicted to alcohol, drugs and pornography and for the innocent ones whose lives are harmed by their parent's/guardian's addictions.

Pray for the elderly and that they would get the health care and provision they need.

Pray that every knee will bow and every tongue will come to confess Jesus as Lord!

 

Mono County

CSAC Snapshot Info

Inyo County

CSAC Snapshot Info

Official County Website