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Alamorio, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

32°58′45″N 115°27′41″W / 32.97917°N 115.46139°W / 32.97917; -115.46139

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Alamorio

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Coordinates: 32°58′45″N 115°27′41″W / 32.97917°N 115.46139°W / 32.97917; -115.46139CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyImperial CountyElevation

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−128 ft (−40 m)

Alamorio (from Spanish Álamo and Río meaning "poplar tree" and "river")^[2] is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California.^[1] It is located 12.5 miles (20 km), north-northwest of Holtville,^[3] at an elevation of 128 feet (40 m) below sea level.^[1] The community resides along the Alamo River and California State Route 78.

A post office operated at Alamorio from 1909 to 1917.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alamorio, California
^ William Bright; Erwin Gustav Gudde (November 30, 1998). 1500 California place names: their origin and meaning. University of California Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-520-21271-8. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1387. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.