Oro Loma, California

Oro Loma 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]

Oro Loma
Oro Loma
Location in California
Oro Loma
Oro Loma (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°53′27″N 120°41′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyFresno County
Elevation174 ft (53 m)

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

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oro Loma, California
  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. 1084. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. 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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