Newberry Springs is an unincorporated community in the western Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, set at the foot of the Newberry Mountains and roughly 20 miles east of Barstow along the Interstate 40 corridor. Its name comes from a natural spring that, in the nineteenth century, supplied reliable water to wagon trains crossing the desert and later to the Santa Fe Railway; the railroad established a water stop here around 1885, and the settlement grew up alongside the old Route 66 alignment. That legacy survives in the area's Route 66 landmarks, including the Bagdad Cafe, and in its identity as a waypoint on the desert road. The community remains sparsely settled, with about 2,200 residents spread across a broad stretch of desert between Barstow and the small towns to the east. It has never incorporated, and it retains a distinctly rural, self-reliant character: homes sit on large parcels, and residents live close to open public land rather than to dense subdivisions or commercial centers. The landscape is defined by creosote-studded valleys, dry lakebeds, and the rising ridgelines of the Newberry Mountains, and the pace of daily life is deliberately quiet. Municipal services are provided by San Bernardino County, with Barstow serving as the nearest full-service city. The local economy has long been tied to the railroad, logistics, and the military and government installations of the High Desert, including the Fort Irwin and Marine Corps Logistics Base communities served by the same school district. Many residents commute into Barstow or along the I-40 and I-15 corridors for work, while others live in Newberry Springs precisely to escape the region's more developed centers. Newberry Springs suits people who value space, self-sufficiency, dark night skies, and direct access to desert recreation. It is not a place of suburban convenience; rather, it offers acreage, quiet, and proximity to the Mojave National Preserve and the Newberry Mountains Wilderness for those comfortable with a remote, off-the-beaten-path way of life.