Failed Attempts To Organize Counties
- Buena Visa County 1855–1859 (later Kern County).
- Coso County 1864 (later Inyo County).
- San Antonio County in the late 1870s/early 1880s of eastern Los Angeles and southwest San Bernardino counties.
- Desert County in 1943–1946 of eastern Riverside County. See also Cahuilla County, California attempt in the late 1980s.
- Ponderosa County in 1982 of eastern Fresno and Madera counties.
- High Desert County in 2003–2006 period to encompass northern Los Angeles, western San Bernardino and eastern Kern counties.
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