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Beatrice, Humboldt County, California

Coordinates: 40°40′11″N 124°12′09″W / 40.66972°N 124.20250°W / 40.66972; -124.20250
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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

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  1. ^ 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. 16. ISBN 978-1-884995-14-9.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beatrice

40°40′11″N 124°12′09″W / 40.66972°N 124.20250°W / 40.66972; -124.20250