Omega (originally, Delerium Tremens) was a former settlement in Nevada County,

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 ...

, United States, first populated in 1850 by a single miner, J.A. Dixon, working a claim during the California Gold Rush.''Alpha-Omega Lookout and Monument''
at malakoff.com; accessed May 2014 The town was located east-southeast of the present-day unincorporated town of

Washington, California Washington (originally, Indiana Camp) is a census-designated place located in Nevada County, California. Washington is located on the banks of the South Fork of the Yuba River and has a population of approximately two hundred people. There is a h ...

. A sister town, Alpha, located at what is now the site of the historical

Omega Hydraulic Diggings The Omega Hydraulic Diggings are located north of what was the town of Omega, California during the California Gold Rush. The site is southeast of the unincorporated town of Washington, California. From SR 20, the diggings are reachable via ...

, was about north of Omega. In the mid 1850s, following the introduction of hydraulic mining operations nearby, the town prospered. Omega had a post office (which operated from 1857 to 1891), and needed to convert a residence into a jail in late 1858.

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Former settlements in Nevada County, California Former populated places in California 1857 establishments in California {{California-ghost-town-stub