Alessandro, California
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Alessandro is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Riverside County Riverside County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,418,185, making it the fourth-most populous county in California and the 10th-most populous in the Uni ...
,
California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
. Alessandro is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, east of Riverside. It lies at an elevation of 1535 feet (468 m). The town was laid out in 1887 and named for the hero in the novel ''
Ramona ''Ramona'' is a 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican–American War, it portrays the life of a mixed-race Scottish– Native American orphan girl, who suffers racial discrimination and ...
''. The Alessandro post office operated from 1888 to 1902.


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Founded by Alessandro Ingram Populated places established in 1887 Unincorporated communities in Riverside County, California Unincorporated communities in California 1887 establishments in California {{RiversideCountyCA-geo-stub