Whitesboro, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States
Unincorporated community in California, United States
39°12′53″N 123°45′52″W / 39.21472°N 123.76444°W / 39.21472; -123.76444CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyMendocino CountyElevation39 ft (12 m)

Whitesboro was an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.[1] It was located 1 mile (1.6 km) south-southeast of Albion,[2] at an elevation of 39 feet (12 m).[1]

The name was bestowed in 1876 after L. E. White, the major owner of the Salmon Creek Mill Company.[2] A post office operated at Whitesboro from 1881 to 1899. Almost no trace of the former sawmill town remains as of 2010, but there is still a functioning Whitesboro Grange hall located on nearby Navarro Ridge Road.[2]

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Whitesboro Cove, Whitesboro, California
The location of the old Whitesboro CA town
Whitesboro Cove in the late 19th century, and in 2022.
Stunning view of Salmon Point, the outer tip of the Whitesboro Cove on the south side
Sunset over Whitesboro Cove

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitesboro, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 167. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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