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Antonio de Mendoza, the namesake of Mendocino. Prior to 1850, a Pomo settlement named Buldam was located near Mendocino on the north bank of the Big River.In 1850, the ship Frolic was wrecked a few miles north of Mendocino, at Point Cabrillo, and the investigation of the wreck by agents of Henry Meiggs sparked the development of the timber industry in the area. [6]
Mendocino County (/ ˌ m ɛ n d ə ˈ s iː n oʊ / ⓘ; Mendocino, Spanish for "of Mendoza") [6] is a county located on the North Coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census , the population was 91,601. [ 7 ]
English: Locator map showing Mendocino County — in northwestern coastal California. David Benbennick made this map. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps .
The Cape Mendocino Coast. Cape Mendocino (Spanish: Cabo Mendocino, meaning "Cape of Mendoza"), [1] which is located approximately 200 miles (320 km) north of San Francisco, is located on the Lost Coast entirely within Humboldt County, California, United States. At 124° 24' 34" W longitude, it is the westernmost point on the coast of California ...
Little River (formerly known as Littleriver, Bell's Harbor, and Kent's Landing) [5] is a small census-designated place [6] in Mendocino County, California, United States. [2] It lies at an elevation of 66 feet (20 m), [2] 3 miles (5 km) south of the town of Mendocino and running along the Pacific Ocean coast on State Route 1.
The Mendocino triple junction is located at the eastern end of the Mendocino fracture zone where it approaches Cape Mendocino. The Mendocino triple junction (MTJ) is the point where the Gorda plate, the North American plate, and the Pacific plate meet, in the Pacific Ocean near Cape Mendocino in northern California.
The Mendocino National Forest is located in the Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California and comprises 913,306 acres (3,696.02 km 2).It is the only national forest in the state of California without a major paved road entering it.
List table of the properties and districts — listed on the California Historical Landmarks — within Mendocino County, California.. Note: Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.