Dunmovin, California
Dunmovin is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California. It is located 4.8 km north of Coso Junction and 21.6 km south-southeast of Olancha, at an elevation of 3507 feet.
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.
Dunmovin has been noted for its unusual place name.
