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32°49′01″N 114°50′20″W / 32.81694°N 114.83889°W / 32.81694; -114.83889

Ogilby
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyImperial County
Elevation364 ft (111 m)

Ogilby (formerly, Oglesby)[2] is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California.[1] Ogilby is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 42 miles (68 km) east of El Centro,[2] and 3.8 miles north of Interstate 8 on County Road S34.[3] The name is official for federal use and a feature ID Number of 252950 has been assigned. Ogilby is defined by the US Geological Survey as a populated place at 356 feet AMSL elevation. NAD27 latitude and longitude are listed at 32°49′01″N 114°50′20″W / 32.81694°N 114.83889°W / 32.81694; -114.83889 on the "Ogilby, California" 7.5-minute quadrangle (map).[4] It is included in the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District. It lies at an elevation of 364 feet (111 m).[1]

History

The Oglesby post office operated for part of 1880.[2] The Ogilby post office operated from 1890 to 1895, moving in 1892, and from 1898 to 1942.[2] The name honors E.R. Ogilby, mine promoter.[2]

Nearby

Ogilby lies along the Union Pacific Railroad tracks east of Algodones Dunes.[3] Its origin may result from the rail line, mining activity to the east, or as a path around the sand dunes before the wooden plank road in the early 1900s, and later, Interstate 8.

Ogilby Hills, to the southeast, have summits in the 600–800 foot AMSL range.[3]

A Catholic cemetery exists to the south and west of the railroad line at 32°48′55″N 114°50′20″W / 32.81528°N 114.83889°W / 32.81528; -114.83889.[3]

The closest city is Yuma, Arizona at about 25 miles driving distance.

The international border with Mexico lies about 9 miles in a straight line to the south. The Arizona state line lies about 7 miles southeast.[5]

Communications

There is no ZIP Code assigned to Ogilby. The area lies within area code 760.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Ogilby is in the 40th Senate District, represented by Republican Brian Jones, and in the 56th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Lisa Calderon.[6]

In the United States House of Representatives, Ogilby is in California's 51st congressional district, represented by Democrat Sara Jacobs.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ogilby, California
  2. ^ a b c d e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1450. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ogilby, California," 7.5-minute quadrangle (map), US Geological Survey, 1997.
  4. ^ "National Geographic Names Database," US Geological Survey, 1995.
  5. ^ "Ogilby, California," "Grays Well NE, California," and "Araz, California," 7.5-minute quadrangles (maps), US Geological Survey.
  6. ^ "Statewide Database". Regents of the University of California. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  7. ^ "California's 51st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.