Omira, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Unincorporated community in California, United States
39°58′01″N 120°04′39″W / 39.96694°N 120.07750°W / 39.96694; -120.07750Omira is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California.[1] It is located on the Western Pacific Railroad 2.25 miles (3.6 km) west-northwest of Constantia,[2] at an elevation of 4347 feet (1325 m).[1]
A post office operated at Omira from 1910 to 1911 and from 1915 to 1918.[2] The town was named by railroad officials for a woman who promised to build a church there if the town were named for her.[2]
The Omira station closed in 1927.[3]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Omira, 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. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Omira Station is Now Closed". Reno Evening Gazette. June 18, 1927. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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