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

Omo Ranch
Unincorporated community
Omo Ranch is located in California
Omo Ranch
Omo Ranch
Location in California
Omo Ranch is located in the United States
Omo Ranch
Omo Ranch
Omo Ranch (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°34′53″N 120°34′24″W / 38.58139°N 120.57333°W / 38.58139; -120.57333
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyEl Dorado County
Elevation
[1]
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 about 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

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Omo Ranch, California
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Wiley, Walt (October 16, 1991). "This forest is full of memories". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Lambert, Marjie (February 10, 1986). "Prospect of prison camp alarms tiny, ridgetop village". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 27, 2023.


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