Oat Valley, California

Oat Valley (Pomo language: Bal-lo’ ki)[1] is a former settlement in Yolo County, California. It was originally located 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Dunnigan and moved to a location 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Capay in 1873.[2]

A post office operated at Oat Valley from 1869 to 1875.[2]

References

  1. Chestnut, Victor King (1902). Plants used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Government Printing Office. p. p. 404. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 461. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.