Ono
unincorporated community
Ono is located in California
Ono
Ono
Ono is located in the United States
Ono
Ono
Coordinates: 40°28′31″N 122°37′05″W / 40.47528°N 122.61806°W / 40.47528; -122.61806
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountryShasta County
Elevation
965 ft (294 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Ono is an unincorporated community in Shasta County, California. Ono's center is on County Road A16, locally known as Platina Road, the village's only access to the rest of the world. It is about 5 miles (8.0 km) from its neighbor, Igo,[1] and about 17 miles (27 km)[2] from Redding, the county seat. Its population is 93 as of the 2020 census.

According to tradition, the community was named for the answer ("Oh, no") usually given by a 49er California Gold Rush miner to his son when asked if the latter could accompany his father to work.[3] The name might instead be biblical in origin.[4]

Ono is a community in slow decline, which began in the late 1970s when it lost its primary school and post office to its local neighbor, Igo.

In 2020, the Zogg Fire destroyed several buildings in Ono, including the Ono Store and Ono Grange.[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Ono has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[6]

References

  1. ^ Google (May 5, 2013). "Directions from Ono to Igo" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  2. ^ Google (October 5, 2012). "Directions from Ono to Redding" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  3. ^ Remington, Frank L. (September 8, 1969). "Take a Good Look at the US Map. Towns Have the Craziest Names". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 1. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  4. ^ Gallant, Frank K. (2012). A Place Called Peculiar: Stories about Unusual American Place-Names. Courier Dover Publications. p. 26. ISBN 9780486483603.
  5. ^ Chapman, Mike; Arthur, Damon. "Historic Ono Store, Ono Grange destroyed by Zogg Fire". Redding Record Searchlight. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  6. ^ Climate Summary for Ono, California


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