Stafford, Humboldt County, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

40°27′14″N 124°03′13″W / 40.45389°N 124.05361°W / 40.45389; -124.05361

Unincorporated community in California, United States

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Coordinates: 40°27′14″N 124°03′13″W / 40.45389°N 124.05361°W / 40.45389; -124.05361CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyHumboldt CountyElevation

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138 ft (42 m)

Stafford (formerly, Brown's Mill and Brown's Camp)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.^[1] It is located on the south bank of the Eel River 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Scotia,^[2] at an elevation of 138 feet (42 m).^[1]

The town was founded in 1895 or 1896; the name honors Judge Cyrus G. Stafford.^[2] The name "Brown" honors Percy Brown, lumber mill owner.^[2] An attraction in the area was the Stafford Inn, a converted bunk house from Brown's mill. The inn was destroyed in a flood in 1964.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stafford, Humboldt County, California
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 150. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Hawk, Diane (2004). Touring the old redwood highway : Humboldt County. Arcata, Calif.: Hawk Mountaintop Pub. p. 96. ISBN 0-9672162-4-9.