Largo, California

Largo
—  Unincorporated community  —
Largo
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State California
County Mendocino County
Elevation[1] 522 ft (159 m)

Largo is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.[1] It is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 10 miles (16 km) south-southeast of Ukiah,[2] at an elevation of 522 feet (159 m).[1]

A post office operated at Largo from 1889 to 1905, having moved in 1897.[2] The name honors Lemuel F. Long, a settler of 1858; "Largo" is Spanish for "Long".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Largo, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 91. ISBN 9781884995149.