Robles del Rio, California
Robles Del Rio | |
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  Robles Del Rio Location in California  Robles Del Rio Robles Del Rio (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°28′12″N 121°44′00″W / 36.47000°N 121.73333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Monterey County |
| Elevation | 597 ft (182 m) |
Robles Del Rio (also, Robles del Rio)[2] is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.[1] It is located west of the Carmel River adjacent to Carmel Valley,[2] at an elevation of 597 feet (182 m).[1]
The town was laid out by Frank Porter in 1926.[2] Porter bought 600 acres in the southeast corner of the 11,000-acre Rancho Los Laureles Ranch. They named the tract Robles del Rio, “oaks by the river.”[3] The Robles del Rio post office operated from 1941 to 1952, when service was transferred to Carmel Valley.[2]
Government
At the county level, Robles Del Rio is represented on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors by Supervisor Dave Potter.[4]
In the California State Legislature, Robles Del Rio is in the 17th Senate District, represented by Democrat John Laird, and in the 29th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Robert Rivas.[5]
In the United States House of Representatives, Robles Del Rio is in California's 20th congressional district, represented by Republican Vince Fong[6]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Robles del Rio, California
- ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 946. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Monterey County - The Dramatic Story of Its Past, Augusta Fink, 1972, Western Tanager Press/Valley Publishers, San Francisco, page 201
- ^ "Monterey County Supervisorial District 5 Map (North District 5)" (PDF). County of Monterey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ "California's 20th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
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