Alamorio,_California

Alamorio, California

Alamorio, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

32°58′45″N 115°27′41″W

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Alamorio (from Spanish Álamo and Río meaning "poplar tree" and "river")[2] is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California.[1] It is located 12.5 miles (20 km), north-northwest of Holtville,[3] at an elevation of 128 feet (40 m) below sea level.[1] The community resides along the Alamo River and California State Route 78.

A post office operated at Alamorio from 1909 to 1917.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alamorio, California
  2. [2]
    William Bright; Erwin Gustav Gudde (November 30, 1998). 1500 California place names: their origin and meaning. University of California Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-520-21271-8. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  3. [3]
    Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1387. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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