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Welcome to Omo Ranch ...

Omo Ranch is located in El Dorado County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Omo Ranch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Omo Ranch: Omo Rnch.

Omo Ranch is 3,610 feet [1,100 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Omo Ranch is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Websites for Omo Ranch ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Omo Ranch, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Omo Ranch ...

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

  • Placerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sutter Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Plymouth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Amador City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fair Play
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grizzly Flatx
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Somerset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Aukum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County

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 Omo Ranch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Omo Ranch.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Omo Ranch. 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 Omo Ranch.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Omo Ranch ...

Looking for more information about Omo Ranch? 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 Omo Ranch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Omo Ranch.

Adding Omo Ranch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Omo Ranch 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 Omo Ranch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Omo Ranch post office opened in 1888.

We also found Omo Ranch in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Omo Ranch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including El Dorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Omo Ranch - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/