Oroville

Meaning

Proper Noun

city, county seat Butte County (county) California (state) USA (country).
city Okanogan County (county) in north-central Washington (state) USA (country).

Origin

The town in California was originally called Ophir City, but the name was changed to Oroville when the first post office opened in 1854, from Spanish oro -ville.

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