Omo Ranch, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

38°34′53″N 120°34′24″W / 38.58139°N 120.57333°W / 38.58139; -120.57333

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Omo Ranch

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Coordinates: 38°34′53″N 120°34′24″W / 38.58139°N 120.57333°W / 38.58139; -120.57333CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyEl Dorado CountyElevation

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3,612 ft (1,101 m)Population

(2010)

• Total284

Omo Ranch is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.^[1] It is located 12.5 miles (20 km) south-southeast of Camino,^[2] at an elevation of 3612 feet (1101 m).^[1]

Omo Ranch was once a logging town with a sawmill; the mill closed in 1973.^[3] Today, Omo Ranch is a rural residential area with few county services. Its population in 1986 was estimated at 150.^[4]

A post office operated at Omo Ranch from 1888 to 1974.^[2] The name Omo comes from a Native American village.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Omo Ranch, California
^ ^a ^b ^c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 533. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Wiley, Walt (October 16, 1991). "This forest is full of memories". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
^ Lambert, Marjie (February 10, 1986). "Prospect of prison camp alarms tiny, ridgetop village". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 27, 2023.