Located southeast of Roseville, CA you will find the city of Orangevale. Roseville, CA information can be seen at this link.
History
Originally part of Mexico, Orangevale was part of the Ranchero San Juan Mexican land grant. These land grants were given to reward solders and to encourage Mexican agriculture. In 1837, the Mexican governor Manuel Micheltorena originally gave 19,000 acres of Mexican land to Joel P. Dedmond, an American carpenter who pretended to be a Mexican citizen. At the end of the Mexican-American war, when California became a state, the people were allowed to keep their land grants. Then the Orangevale area changed hands many times over the years until it became today’s community of Orangevale. Discover facts aboutLoomis, CA: The Eggplant Festival.
Today
Today Orangeville is a peaceful rural environment located between Citrus Heights, Folsom, and Fair Oaks. Some houses are still zoned to allow horses and orchards. The gentle rolling hills give landowners beautiful views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Orangevale is called Orangevale because it was originally home to acres of orange groves and some olive orchards from the original land grants. It boasts several high caliber elementary schools. Orangevale is adjacent to Folsom Lake State Recreation Area where you can view the bluffs on the American River and visit the Nimbus Fish Hatchery.
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