Orloff, California

Orloff is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Paradise and 14.5 miles (23.3 km) east of Chico.[1] A post office operated at Orloff from 1905 to 1911 when it was re-located to Paradise.[1] Orloff was named for Orloff Miller, an early settler.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 290. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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