Oasis, Mono County, California
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Oasis is an unincorporated community
in Mono County, California
. It is located in Fish Lake Valley
20 miles (32 km) east-southeast of Mount Bancroft. Oasis is at the junction of California State Route 266
and California State Route 168
. The 2000 Census reports that Oasis had a population of 22.
A post office operated at Oasis from 1873 to 1942.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Mono County, California
Mono County, California
Mono County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California, to the east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,202, up from 12,853 at the 2000 census...
. It is located in Fish Lake Valley
Fish Lake Valley
The Fish Lake Valley is a 25 mi long endorheic valley in southwest Nevada that is one of the Central Nevada Desert Basins. The alluvial valley lies just northwest of Death Valley and borders the southeast, and central-northeast flank of the massif of the White Mountains of California...
20 miles (32 km) east-southeast of Mount Bancroft. Oasis is at the junction of California State Route 266
California State Route 266
State Route 266 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. The route is a connector between Nevada State Route 264 and Nevada State Route 266, and it can serve as transportation of agricultural goods between California and Nevada via the route's only junction State Route 168...
and California State Route 168
California State Route 168
State Route 168 is a state highway in California, USA, which is separated into three distinct segments, in part by the Sierra Nevada mountains....
. The 2000 Census reports that Oasis had a population of 22.
A post office operated at Oasis from 1873 to 1942.