Orrs Springs, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

39°13′46″N 123°21′53″W / 39.22944°N 123.36472°W / 39.22944; -123.36472CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyMendocino CountyElevation

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1,001 ft (305 m)

Orrs Springs (formerly, Orr's Hot Sulphur Springs and Orrs) is a set of springs around which grew a resort and a stagecoach station in Mendocino County, California.^[2] It is located 15 miles (24 km) almost directly north of Boonville,^[3] at an elevation of 1001 feet (305 m).^[1] However, it is accessible from Ukiah by following Orr Springs Rd.

The Orrs post office operated from 1889 to 1911 and from 1915 to 1933.^[3] The name honored Samuel Orr, an early settler.^[3] Orr's son established a stage station and a resort that still exists as Orr Hot Springs Resort.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orrs Springs, California
^ Waring 1915, p. 83.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 117. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Reference bibliography

Waring, Gerald Ashley (1915). Springs of California. U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper. Vol. 338. U.S. Government Printing Office. doi:10.3133/wsp338.

Municipalities and communities of Mendocino County, California, United States

County seat: Ukiah

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