Omira, California

Omira
Unincorporated community
Omira Location in California
Coordinates: 39°58′01″N 120°04′39″W / 39.96694°N 120.07750°W / 39.96694; -120.07750Coordinates: 39°58′01″N 120°04′39″W / 39.96694°N 120.07750°W / 39.96694; -120.07750
Country	United States
State	California
County	Lassen County
Elevation^[1]	4,347 ft (1,325 m)

Omira is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California.^[1] It is located on the Western Pacific Railroad 2.25 miles (3.6 km) west-northwest of Constantia,^[2] at an elevation of 4347 feet (1325 m).^[1]

A post office operated at Omira from 1910 to 1911 and from 1915 to 1918.^[2] The town was named by railroad officials for a woman who promised to build a church there if the town were named for her.^[2]

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Omira, California
1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Municipalities and communities of Lassen County, California, United States

County seat: Susanville

City	Susanville

CDPs	Bieber Clear Creek Doyle Herlong Janesville Johnstonville Litchfield Milford Nubieber Patton Village Spaulding Westwood

Unincorporated communities	Avila Place Belfast Big Valley Brockman Buntingville Calneva Coppervale Crest Dan Ryan Place Dixie Evans Place Hallelujah Junction Halls Flat Hayden Hill Herlong Junction Horse Lake Hot Springs Jellico Karlo Lasco Leavitt Leonard Little Valley Madeline Moran Norvell Omira Pine Town Pinnio Plumas Pumpkin Center Ravendale Reno Junction Robbers Creek Sage Hen Scotts Scotty Place Sheepshead Shumway Stacy Standish Stones Landing Termo The Crossing Viewland Wendel Westwood Junction

Indian reservation	Susanville Indian Rancheria

Ghost towns	Addington Antelope Argusville Ashton Atola Bunnel Camero Chats Clinton Conman Constantia Cromwell Cuba Datura Dayton Dewitt Edgemont Evan's Ranch Fredonia Gest Glade Goumaz Hillside Hausen Junction House Juniper Lake Greeno Lake Nokopen Long Valley Madeline Mapes Molitor Moll Ranch Murray Plumas Junction Prockmans Purser Rayl Red Camp Roscoe Sellicks Springs Secret Springs Sheep Springs Soldier's Bridge Tiptons Springs Waverly Wheaton

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