Miracle Hot Springs is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Kern County

Kern County, California

Spreading across the southern end of the California Central Valley, Kern County is the fifth-largest county by population in California. Its economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction, and there is a strong aviation and space presence. Politically, it has generally...

, California

California

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. It is located on the Kern River

Kern River

The Kern River is a river in the U.S. state of California, approximately long. It drains an area of the southern Sierra Nevada mountains northeast of Bakersfield. Fed by snowmelt near Mount Whitney, the river passes through scenic canyons in the mountains and is a popular destination for...

 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Glennville

Glennville, California

Glennville is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located north-northeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 3176 feet ....

, at an elevation of 2382 feet (726 m).

The Hobo Hot Springs post office opened in 1932, and changed its name to Miracle Hot Springs in 1947. The name Hobo was based on the rancher's name for the workmen who lived there, who were accused of stealing sheep and cattle.