Ingomar, California
Ingomar is an unincorporated community in Merced County, California.[1] It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 10.5 miles (17 km) northwest of Los Banos,[2] at an elevation of 92 feet (28 m).[1]
Ingomar | |
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  Ingomar Location in California  Ingomar Ingomar (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°10′49″N 120°58′06″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Merced County |
| Elevation | 92 ft (28 m) |
A post office operated at Ingomar from 1890 to 1921.[2] The name was probably from the 1842 German play Ingomar, the Barbarian by Baron Eligius Franz Joseph von Münch-Bellinghausen, a popular work in the dramatic canon in the late 19th century.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingomar, California
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 786. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
Municipalities and communities of Merced County, California, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Merced County map | |
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
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