Arboga, California
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Coordinates: 39°03′05″N 121°33′21″W / 39.05139°N 121.55583°W
| Arboga | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Arboga
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| Coordinates: 39°03′05″N 121°33′21″W / 39.05139°N 121.55583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Yuba County |
| Elevation[1] | 56 ft (17 m) |
Arboga is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Olivehurst on the Sacramento Northern Railroad,[2] at an elevation of 56 feet (17 m). It was named in 1911 by the pastor of the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden for his hometown of Arboga, Sweden.[3] During World War II, a Japanese American internment camp was located here.
A post office operated at Arboga from 1912 to 1926.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arboga, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 444. ISBN 9781884995149.
- ^ Gudde, Erwin; William Bright (2004). California Place Names (Fourth ed. ed.). University of California Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-520-24217-3.
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