Beatrice, Humboldt County, California

Beatrice (formerly Salmon Creek) is a locality[1] in Humboldt County, California. It lies at an elevation of 16 feet (4.9 m).[2]

The original name of Salmon Creek was changed to Beatrice when the first post office opened in 1884 in honor of its first postmaster Beatrice White.[1] The Beatrice post office closed for good in 1955.[1]

References
  1. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-884995-14-9.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beatrice


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