Hi Chris, I checked around in my references and found Pino in good old reliable "Historic Spots in CAlifornia" by Hoover and Rensch. The authors state: "About two and a half miles south west of Penryn is LOOMIS, the successor of PINO. Pino had derived its name from the old mining camp of Pine Grove, which was establishd in Secret Ravine about a mile and a half from the site of Loomis, before the coming of the railroad. Mining began at Pine Grove (or Smithville) in 1850, and a store was set up by L.G. Smith. By 1860 the place had 1,500 people." According to my Thomas Bros. CA Atlas, Loomis is on Highway 80, south west of Auburn, Placer County. Hope this helps, Nancy Howard _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com