Omira, California

Omira
—  Unincorporated community  —
Omira Location in California
Coordinates: 39°58′01″N 120°04′39″W / 39.96694°N 120.0775°W / 39.96694; -120.0775Coordinates: 39°58′01″N 120°04′39″W / 39.96694°N 120.0775°W / 39.96694; -120.0775
Country	United States
State	California
County	Lassen County
Elevation[1]	4,347 ft (1,325 m)

Omira is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California.^[1] It is located on the Western Pacific Railroad 2.25 miles (3.6 km) west-northwest of Constantia,^[2] at an elevation of 4347 feet (1325 m).^[1]

A post office operated at Omira from 1910 to 1911 and from 1915 to 1918.^[2] The town was named by railroad officials for a woman who promised to build a church there if the town were named for her.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Omira, California
2. ^ ^{a b c} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. ISBN 9781884995149.