Alamorio, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
32°58′45″N 115°27′41″W / 32.97917°N 115.46139°W / 32.97917; -115.46139
Unincorporated community in California, United States
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Alamorio
Location in California
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Alamorio
Alamorio (the United States)
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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
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alamorio, California
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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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Municipalities and communities of Imperial County, California, United States
County seat: El Centro
- Brawley
- Calexico
- Calipatria
- El Centro
- Holtville
- Imperial
- Westmorland
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- Bombay Beach
- Desert Shores
- El Centro Naval Air Facility
- Heber
- Niland
- Ocotillo
- Palo Verde
- Salton City
- Salton Sea Beach
- Seeley
- Winterhaven
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