Omira, California Explained

Omira
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
Pushpin Image:California Locator Map with US.PNG
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lassen County
Coordinates:39.9669°N -120.0775°W
Elevation M:1325
Elevation Ft:4347

Omira is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California. It is located on the Western Pacific Railroad 2.25miles west-northwest of Constantia, at an elevation of 4347 feet (1325 m).

A post office operated at Omira from 1910 to 1911 and from 1915 to 1918. The town was named by railroad officials for a woman who promised to build a church there if the town were named for her.

The Omira station closed in 1927.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Omira Station is Now Closed. June 18, 1927 . Reno Evening Gazette . August 5, 2020.