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Olema, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Field	Value
name	Olema
settlement_type	Unincorporated community
image_skyline	Olema3414.jpg
image_caption	View northbound on SR 1 at Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
pushpin_map	California#USA
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_map_caption	Location in California
pushpin_image	California Locator Map with US.PNG
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	California
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Marin County
established_title
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	21
elevation_ft	69
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	94950
area_code_type	Area codes
area_code	415/628
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	06-53630
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1659297

Olema (Miwok: Olemaloke) at an elevation of 69 feet (21 m).

Olema is along State Route 1 at its intersection with Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, on the eastern edge of the Point Reyes Peninsula in the western part of Marin County. The name Olema comes from the Coast Miwok placename meaning "coyote valley".

Olema was once thought to be the epicenter of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake due the fact that the San Andreas Fault runs in very close proximity to the town, and due to the huge rifts surrounding the fault still visible via a nearby hiking path. There are historical references to this in and around the town, including at shops and restaurants. However, more recent evidence suggests that a location offshore of Daly City is more likely the epicenter.

Olema was also the title subject of the late-1960s country-rock song "Hippie from Olema", The Youngbloods' rejoinder to Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee".

The Olema post office opened in 1859, closed in 1860, and reopened in 1864.

Attractions

Olema has a few shops, two restaurants (Sir and Star and Due West), a lodge, and several bed and breakfasts. Nearby is a large campground and also a large retreat for the Vedanta Society (a branch of Hinduism). Also, the Bear Valley Visitor Center, a quarter-mile from town on Bear Valley Road, provides a standard starting point for a visit to the Point Reyes National Seashore. Inside the center are exhibits and books for sale. Outside are picnic tables, a Morgan horse ranch, and Kule Loklo, a reconstructed Miwok village.

Politics

In the state legislature, Olema is in the 3rd Senate District and in the 6th Assembly District.

Federally, Olema is in .

References

{{gnis. 1659297
is an [[unincorporated area. unincorporated community]] in [[Marin County, California. 2.25. mi. km. 1 south-southeast of [[Point Reyes Station, California. 675
[[1906 San Francisco earthquake]]
[https://pointreyes.org/olema-marin-county-california History of Olema]
{{Cite GovTrack. CA. 2

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