Whitesboro, California

Whitesboro
—  Unincorporated community  —
Whitesboro
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State California
County Mendocino 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]

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. Quill Driver Books. p. 167. ISBN 9781884995149.