38°34′53″N 120°34′24″W / 38.58139°N 120.57333°W
Omo Ranch | |
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  Omo Ranch Location in California  Omo Ranch Omo Ranch (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°34′53″N 120°34′24″W / 38.58139°N 120.57333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Elevation | 3,612 ft (1,101 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 284 |
Omo Ranch is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It is located 12.5 miles (20 km) south-southeast of Camino,[2] at an elevation of 3612 feet (1101 m).[1]
Omo Ranch was once a logging town with a sawmill; the mill closed in 1973.[3] Today, Omo Ranch is a rural residential area with few county services. Its population in 1986 was estimated at 150.[4]
A post office operated at Omo Ranch from 1888 to 1974.[2] The name Omo comes from a Native American village.[2]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Omo Ranch, California
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 533. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Wiley, Walt (October 16, 1991). "This forest is full of memories". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Marjie (February 10, 1986). "Prospect of prison camp alarms tiny, ridgetop village". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 27, 2023.