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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 / 40.96; -123.83
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 / 41.0206889; -123.8672806
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 / 41.3778389; -123.4911333 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
Bracut
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 / 40.82722; -124.08333
Brainard
Brainard
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 / 40.81194; -124.11028
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 / 40.24806; -123.71611
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
Bucksport
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 / 40.77500; -124.19222
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 / 40.936111; -124.100278 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 / 40.855412; -123.990147 within 100 meters
Camp 19 was located 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Luffenholtz.[1]: 159 
Camp Grant
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 / 40.3430778; -123.8859556
Centerville
Centerville
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 / 40.57472; -124.34806


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 / 40.6193028; -123.8586583
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 / 41.37639; -123.49139
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 / 41.0402611; -124.120444
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

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List of ghost towns in California

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Apyu, California
  3. ^ 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).
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aranimokw, California
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arekw, California
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Atsepar, California
  7. ^ Alta California, 29 November 1862, "From Northern California."
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calville, California
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centerville, California
  10. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kworatem, California
  11. ^ 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)
  12. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loolego, California