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The Los Banos area was initially settled, according to Mexican land grant records, back in the 1840s.

The first white settler in the area was Uriah Wood, who built his two room cabin in 1859.

The original site of Los Banos was located several miles from the current town center, about a mile and half west of the railroad near present day Volta.

The town was essentially a trading post and received its name when the Post Office was established and the Post Office Department designated the office " Los Banos " after the nearby creek.

When the railroad arrived, Los Banos relocated to its present day site.