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Welcome to Lomo ...

Lomo is located in Sutter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lomo, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Lomo is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lomo lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Lomo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Lomo: This one is located in Sutter County and the other is located in Butte County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lomo.

Communities near Lomo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lomo.

  • Yuba City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Marysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Live Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
  • Gridley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Colusa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wheatland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bigg's
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Binney Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
  • Tierra Buena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Buena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
  • Sutter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lomo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lomo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lomo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lomo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lomo. See our Newspapers Page for Lomo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lomo ...

Looking for more information about Lomo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lomo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lomo.

Adding Lomo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lomo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lomo was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lomo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sutter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lomo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.