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List of ghost towns in Humboldt County, California
This list is in user space, not intended to be for any purpose other than staying organized keeping up with all these towns.
This is a list of ghost towns in Humboldt County, California in alphabetical order
| Town | Image | About | Location | Lat/Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | ||||
| Acorn | former Euro/American settlement | 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Korbel
[1]: 89 |
40°58′N 123°50′W / 40.96°N 123.83°W | |
| Albeeville | former Euro/American settlement | on Redwood Creek, within an easy days travel from Fort Gaston.[1]: 57 | 41°1′14.48″N 123°52′2.21″W / 41.0206889°N 123.8672806°W | |
| Apyu | former Karok settlement | near the upper rapids above the mouth of the Salmon River about 1 mile (1.6 km)[2] across from or near Ishipishi.[3] About 0.5 metres (0.00050 km) east of Somes Bar, California | 41°22′40.22″N 123°29′28.08″W / 41.3778389°N 123.4911333°W within 1/4 mile | |
| Aranimokw | former Karok settlement | located near Red Cap Creek[4] a tributary which enters the Klamath River south of Orleans;[3] | ||
| Arekw | former Yurok settlement | about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Orick[5] | Possible merge into Orick | |
| Atsepar | former Yurok settlement, also spelled Otsepor[3] | on the Klamath River south of the confluence of Bluff Creek and the Klamath,[6] but above the confluence with the Trinity River.[3] | ||
| B | ||||
| Bald Hills | former Euro/American settlement | 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Orick.[1]: 117 In 1862 it was described as being between Trinidad and Orleans Bar, and within an easy day's travel from Fort Gaston.[7] | ||
| Blaine | former Euro/American settlement | located 8 miles (13 km) south of Orick.[1]: 117 | ||
| Bracut |  |
former Euro/American settlement, current industrial park | on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Arcata.[1]: 25 | 40°49′38″N 124°5′0″W / 40.82722°N 124.08333°W |
| Brainard |  |
former Euro/American settlement, current industrial park | located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of Arcata,[1]: 25 | 40°48′43″N 124°6′37″W / 40.81194°N 124.11028°W |
| Brock Creek | former Euro/American settlement | located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 7.5 miles (12 km) northwest of Alderpoint,[1]: 26 | 40°14′53″N 123°42′58″W / 40.24806°N 123.71611°W | |
| Bryan | former Euro/American settlement | located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad between Larabee and Shively.[1]: 91 | ||
| Bryant | former Euro/American settlement | located on the east bank of the Eel River 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Larabee.[1]: 91 | ||
| Bucksport |  |
Eureka neighborhood | location was 2.5 miles (4 km) southwest of downtown Eureka, on Humboldt Bay about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of entrance.[1]: 29 | 40°46′30″N 124°11′32″W / 40.77500°N 124.19222°W |
| C | ||||
| Calville | McKinleyville neighborhood | was located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Arcata,[1]: 32 at an elevation of 154 feet (47 m). It is centered on Sutter Road and Central Avenue, and became part of the large unincorporated community of McKinleyville.[8] | 40°56′10″N 124°06′01″W / 40.936111°N 124.100278°W Possible merge into McKinleyville? | |
| Camp 4 Flat | was located on the Mad River 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Korbel.[1]: 89 | 40°51′19″N 123°59′25″W / 40.855412°N 123.990147°W within 100 meters | ||
| Camp 19 | was located 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Luffenholtz.[1]: 159 | |||
| Camp Grant |  |
originally settled by Northern Sinkyone people, followed by a Union Army camp and later a logging and railroad support settlement for the construction of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. | on the South Fork Eel River 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Weott and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Dyerville.[1]: 32 | 40°20′35.08″N 123°53′9.44″W / 40.3430778°N 123.8859556°W |
| Centerville |  |
founded in 1852, served as a trans-shipment point for oil from Petrolia to Eureka, declined in the 1870s. | located 4.5 miles (7 km) west of Ferndale,[1]: 36 on the Pacific Ocean at an elevation of 13 feet (4 m).[9] | 40°34′29″N 124°20′53″W / 40.57472°N 124.34806°W
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| Chinits | ||||
| Cleveland | ||||
| Crannell | ||||
| D | ||||
| Daby's Ferry | ||||
| Dark Canyon | ||||
| Dinty | ||||
| Dyer Place | ||||
| Dyerville | ||||
| E | ||||
| Eddyville | ||||
| Elinor | ||||
| Elk Grove | ||||
| Elk Prairie | ||||
| Erner | ||||
| Ertlerger | ||||
| Eshpeu | ||||
| F | ||||
| Frank | ||||
| Fruitland | ||||
| Fort Baker | ||||
| G | ||||
| Gans | ||||
| H | ||||
| Hadley | ||||
| Hartsook | ||||
| Honsading | ||||
| Humboldt City | ||||
| I | ||||
| Iaqua | was located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Kneeland.[1]: 89 | 40°37′9.49″N 123°51′31.17″W / 40.6193028°N 123.8586583°W | ||
| K | ||||
| Kokaman | former Karok settlement | on the Klamath | unknown | |
| Kworatem | former Karok settlement | confluence of the Klamath and Salmon Rivers, at an elevation of 515 feet (157 m).[10] | 41°22′35″N 123°29′29″W / 41.37639°N 123.49139°W | |
| L | ||||
| Lippitt | ||||
| Lockharts | ||||
| Lone Star | ||||
| Loolego | former Yurok settlement. Sherburne F. Cook wrote that the population of Loolego declined rapidly after white settlement.[11] | It was located on the Lower Klamath River 2 mi (3.2 km) above the fork with the Trinity River.[12] | ||
| Luffenholtz | currently "Luffenholtz Beach County Park" | was located on the railroad line 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Trinidad.[1]: 159 | 41°2′24.94″N 124°7′13.6″W / 41.0402611°N 124.120444°W | |
| M | ||||
| Mandala | ||||
| Martins Ferry | ||||
| McDuff | ||||
| Meridian | ||||
| Metropolitan | ||||
| Mountain View | ||||
| Mower | ||||
| Myrtle Grove | ||||
| N | ||||
| Northern Redwood Camp | ||||
| O | ||||
| Oketo | ||||
| Opegoi | ||||
| Ore'q | ||||
| P | ||||
| Panamenik | ||||
| Pardee's Ranch | ||||
| Pasara | ||||
| Pekwan | ||||
| Pekwuteu | ||||
| R | ||||
| Robinson's Ferry | ||||
| S | ||||
| Scribner | ||||
| Shanamkarak | ||||
| Showers Pass | ||||
| Shregegon | ||||
| Shumig | ||||
| Skelly | ||||
| Smith | ||||
| T | ||||
| Tanoak | ||||
| Three Cabins | ||||
| Tsofkara | ||||
| Tsurau | ||||
| W | ||||
| West Humboldt | ||||
| Wilder | ||||
See also[edit]
List of ghost towns in California
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Apyu, California
- ^ a b c d Alfred Louis Kroeber (1925). Handbook of the Indians of California. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 973–. ISBN 978-0-486-23368-0. Cite error: The named reference "Kroeber1925" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aranimokw, California
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arekw, California
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Atsepar, California
- ^ Alta California, 29 November 1862, "From Northern California."
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calville, California
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centerville, California
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kworatem, California
- ^ Cook, Sherburne F. The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California. p. page immediately prior to Table 1.
{{cite book}}:|page=has extra text (help) - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loolego, California