32°49′01″N 114°50′20″W / 32.81694°N 114.83889°W
Ogilby, California | |
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  Ogilby Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 32°49′01″N 114°50′20″W / 32.81694°N 114.83889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Imperial County |
| Founded | 1877[1] |
| Elevation | 364 ft (111 m) |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-53420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 252950 |
Ogilby (formerly, Oglesby)[3] is a ghost town in Imperial County, California, United States.[2][4] Ogilby is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 42 miles (68 km) east of El Centro,[3] and 3.8 miles (6.1 km) north of Interstate 8 on County Road S34.[5] The name is official for federal use, and a feature ID number of 252950 has been assigned. Ogilby is defined by the US Geological Survey as a populated place at 356 feet (109 m) AMSL elevation. NAD27 latitude and longitude are listed at 32°49′01″N 114°50′20″W / 32.81694°N 114.83889°W on the "Ogilby, California" 7.5-minute quadrangle (map).[6] It is included in the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District. It lies at an elevation of 364 feet (111 m).[2]
- ^ Dolan, Christy (2005). "Ogilby: A Desert Station on the Southern Pacific Railroad" (PDF). Proceedings of the Society for California Archaeology. 18: 82–88. ISSN 0897-0947.
- ^ a b c "Ogilby". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ 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. 1450. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Ghost Towns - Ogilby
- ^ "Ogilby, California," 7.5-minute quadrangle (map), US Geological Survey, 1997.
- ^ "National Geographic Names Database," US Geological Survey, 1995.