Welcome to Ogilby ...
So far, we found very little information about Ogilby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ogilby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ogilby, please Contact Us.
Ogilby would have been located within present day Imperial County<2>.
The location of Ogilby has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ogilby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ogilby is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Ogilby was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Ogilby (for example, toward San Luis (AZ)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
If Ogilby still existed, it would have been in the (760) and (442)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Ogilby ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Ogilby: This one is located in Imperial County and the other is located in San Diego County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ogilby.
Communities near Ogilby ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ogilby.
- Yuma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Yuma is located in Yuma County (AZ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,811 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yuma <6>
- Somerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
- Somerton is located in Yuma County (AZ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerton <6>
- Tumco ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Felicity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicity
- Felicity is located in Imperial County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felicity <6>
- Steam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam
- Steam is located in Yuma County (AZ)
- Winterhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven
- Winterhaven is located in Imperial County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterhaven <6>
- Bard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Bard is located in Imperial County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bard <6>
- Gadsden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Gadsden is located in Yuma County (AZ)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <6>
- Glamis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glamis
- Glamis is located in Imperial County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glamis <6>
- Picacho
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Ogilby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ogilby.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ogilby. 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 Ogilby.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ogilby. See our Newspapers Page for Ogilby.
Adding Ogilby to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ogilby 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 Ogilby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Ogilby post office opened in 1890.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ogilby.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Imperial County: www.co.imperial.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ogilby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Imperial, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ogilby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (442) is an overlay for area code (760). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |