Wyo, California

Coordinates: 39°46′14″N 122°11′29″W / 39.77056°N 122.19139°W / 39.77056; -122.19139

Wyo
Unincorporated community
Wyo

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°46′14″N 122°11′29″W / 39.77056°N 122.19139°W / 39.77056; -122.19139
Country United States
State California
County Glenn County
Elevation[1] 269 ft (82 m)

Wyo (formerly, Stony Creek) is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California.[1] It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Orland,[2] at an elevation of 269 feet (82 m).[1] A spur line of the railroad ran from Wyo to the Stony Creek gravel pit.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wyo, California
  2. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 338. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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