Centerville, Humboldt County, California

Centerville
—  Former settlement  —
Centerville
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State California
County Humboldt County
Elevation[1] 13 ft (4 m)

Centerville (formerly, Centerville City and Centerville Beach)[3] is a former settlement in Humboldt County, California.[1] It was located 4.5 miles (7 km) west of Ferndale,[3] at an elevation of 13 feet (4 m).[1]

Centerville was founded in 1852, and served as a trans-shipment point for oil from Petrolia to Eureka.[3] The town was at its height during the 1850s to the 1870s.[3]

In January 1860, residents provided assistance and shelter to survivors of the wrecked steamship Northerner[4] where the Centerville Beach Cross Historic Marker was erected in 1921. [5]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centerville, Humboldt County, California
  2. ^ Wright, E.W., ed. (1895). Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. Portland, Oregon: The Lewis & Dryden Printing Company. pp. 95–96. http://books.google.com/books?id=seRDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false. 
  3. ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 36. ISBN 9781884995149. 
  4. ^ Vincent, Francis (1860). Semi-Annual United States Register. Philadelphia: Francis Vincent. pp. 14–18. http://books.google.com/books?id=hLMTAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA14&ots=MxcESu5F_X&dq=centerville%20beach%20%22northerner%22%20wreck&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q=centerville%20beach%20%22northerner%22%20wreck&f=false. 
  5. ^ CERES State Historical Landmarks. "CERES State Historical Landmarks". CERES. http://ceres.ca.gov/geo_area/counties/Humboldt/landmarks.html. 
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