Funeral Homes near Boron

Facts about the city

Boron (formerly, Amargo, Baker, Borate, and Kern) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Boron is located 15 miles (24 km) east-southeast of Castle Butte at an elevation of 2467 feet (752 m). The population was 2,253 at the 2010 census, up from 2,025 at the 2000 census. Boron is named after the element boron and is the location of the world's largest source of the boron compound boric acid.Boron is a hinterland community on the western edge of the Mojave Desert. Within a half day's drive one can view the highest and lowest points in the contiguous 48 states of the United States (Mount Whitney and Death Valley), the world's oldest tree (the Bristlecone Pine), and the cities of both Los Angeles and Las Vegas.Boron is home to the U.S. Borax Boron Mine, California's largest open-pit mine, which is also the largest borax mine in the world. 35°2′34.44″N 117°40′45.41″W

Boron Obituaries

It was disclosed by Orange County Register on April 26th, 2018 that Stephen MacIntyre died in Boron, California.  MacIntyre was 65 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Stephen's life.

It was reported on November 15th, 2017 that Christina Renee Tristan (Moore) died in Boron, California.  Ms. Tristan was 41 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Christina Renee's life.

It was written on August 19th, 2017 that Scott Saling perished in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Saling was 54 years old and was born in Boron, CA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Scott's life.

It was noted on August 3rd, 2017 that David Lee Green passed on in Panama, Oklahoma.  Green was 59 years old and was born in Boron, CA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor David Lee's life.

History

The Pacific Coast Borax Company did their own prospecting in the same area, with almost the same results: basalt at . However, persistence paid off. K. "In 1924, anxious to repeat his good fortune, Suckow sunk a shaft one-half mile away from his first, and he struck basalt at . L.