Robles Del Rio, California

Robles Del Rio (also, Robles del Rio)[2] is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.[1] It is located west of the Carmel River adjacent to Carmel Valley,[2] at an elevation of 597 feet (182 m).[1]

Robles Del Rio
Unincorporated community
Robles Del Rio
Location in California
Robles Del Rio
Robles Del Rio (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°28′12″N 121°44′00″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMonterey County
Elevation597 ft (182 m)

The town was laid out by Frank Porter in 1926.[2] Porter bought 600 acres in the southeast corner of the 11,000-acre Rancho Los Laureles Ranch. They named the tract Robles del Rio, “oaks by the river.”[3] The Robles del Rio post office operated from 1941 to 1952, when service was transferred to Carmel Valley.[2]

Government

At the county level, Robles Del Rio is represented on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors by Supervisor Dave Potter.[4]

In the California State Legislature, Robles Del Rio is in the 17th Senate District, represented by Democrat Bill Monning, and in the 29th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Mark Stone.[5]

In the United States House of Representatives, Robles Del Rio is in California's 20th congressional district, represented by Democrat Jimmy Panetta[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Robles Del Rio, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 946. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. Monterey County - The Dramatic Story of Its Past, Augusta Fink, 1972, Western Tanager Press/Valley Publishers, San Francisco, page 201
  4. "Monterey County Supervisorial District 5 Map (North District 5)" (PDF). County of Monterey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  5. "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  6. "California's 20th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2014.



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