Oro Loma, California
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36°53′27″N 120°41′26″W / 36.89083°N 120.69056°W
Oro Loma | |
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  Oro Loma Location in California  Oro Loma Oro Loma (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°53′27″N 120°41′26″W / 36.89083°N 120.69056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno County |
| Elevation | 174 ft (53 m) |
Oro Loma (Spanish for "Hill Gold") is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.[1] It is located 13 miles (21 km) west of Firebaugh,[2] at an elevation of 174 feet (53 m).[1]
A post office operated at Oro Loma from 1914 to 1929.[2] A public elementary and middle school that operated in Oro Loma at 5609 Russell Avenue was finally closed in 2010; students from the area now attend schools in Dos Palos, California, as part of the Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified School District.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oro Loma, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1084. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Vikaas Shanker (2017 Mar 13) "No bids lead to slashed price for closed Oro Loma school property." Los Banos Enterprise. https://www.losbanosenterprise.com/news/local/education/article136351288.html
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