Lomo, Butte County, California
40°02′19″N 121°36′58″W / 40.03861°N 121.61611°W
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  Lomo Location in California  Lomo Lomo (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°02′19″N 121°36′58″W / 40.03861°N 121.61611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte County |
| Elevation | 3,779 ft (1,152 m) |
Lomo (Spanish for 'Hill') is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies 4.5 miles (7.2 km) of Butte Meadows,[2] at an elevation of 3779 feet (1152 m).
History
A post office operated at Lomo from 1878 to 1881.[2] It was previously known as Wakefields Station,[2] for Henry Wakefield, who established a homestead on the site in 1864 and provided accommodations for teams and stages on the Humboldt Wagon Road.[3]
Lomo once had a lumber mill,[4] a school, and a hotel.[5] The hotel burned down in 1882 and again in 1885.[6] Today, Lomo is little more than an intersection, with "a few occupied dwellings" in the surrounding forest.[7]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lomo, Butte County, California
- ^ ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ISBN 978-1-931994-29-3.
- ^ Chang, Anita L. (1992). The Historical Geography of the Humboldt Wagon Road. Chico, CA: Association for Northern California Records and Research. p. 23.
- ISBN 978-1-4396-6978-5.
- ^ Mark 2020, p. 87.
- ^ Mark 2020, p. 146.
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