Whitesboro, California

Whitesboro
Unincorporated community
Whitesboro is located in California
Whitesboro
Whitesboro
Location in California
Whitesboro is located in the United States
Whitesboro
Whitesboro
Whitesboro (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°12′53″N 123°45′52″W / 39.21472°N 123.76444°W / 39.21472; -123.76444
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMendocino County
Elevation
[1]
39 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]

Images

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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