Waddington, California

Homes in Waddington

Waddington is a populated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.[1]

It is located on the floodplain along the south side of the Eel River[2] 3.25 miles (5.2 km) southwest of Fortuna,[3] at an elevation of 13 feet (4.0 m).[4]

A post office operated at Waddington from 1891 to 1940. The name honors Alexander Waddington, a local merchant.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waddington
  2. ^ DeLorme California Atlas and Gazetteer (1st edition) (2008) ISBN 0-89933-383-4 map 38
  3. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-884995-14-9.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waddington

40°34′01″N 124°12′06″W / 40.56694°N 124.20167°W / 40.56694; -124.20167

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