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A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography. For example, Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin. More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state. [4] Virginia's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51.
Virginiatown (formerly, Virginia) [2] is a former settlement in Placer County, California. [1] Virginiatown is located on Auburn Ravine, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west of Auburn. [2] Virginiatown is California Historical Landmark #400. [3] The town was the site of one of California's first railroads, built in 1852 to carry gold ore from the mines to ...
Part of the county's territory went to Del Norte County in 1857, and in 1874 the remainder was divided between Humboldt and Siskiyou counties. Pautah County, California was created in 1852 out of territory which, the state of California assumed, was to be ceded to it by the United States Congress from territory in what is now the state of Nevada.
Humboldt County (/ ˈ h ʌ m b oʊ l t / ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 136,463. [7] The county seat is Eureka. [8] Humboldt County comprises the Eureka–Arcata–Fortuna, California, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
El Dorado County (/ ˌ ɛ l d ə ˈ r ɑː d oʊ / ⓘ; El Dorado, Spanish for "The Golden [one]"), officially the County of El Dorado, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census , the population was 191,185. [ 6 ]
The selection of Monterey as the county seat of Highland County in 1847 was associated with the blazing of the Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike in 1838. The new town was named in commemoration of the Battle of Monterrey, Mexico (September 21–24, 1846) in which General (and future President) Zachary Taylor gained a key victory for the United States in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848 ...
Westport (formerly Beall's Landing) is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States. [1] It is located on California State Route 1, near the Pacific Ocean, [2] 13 miles (21 km) north of Fort Bragg, [3] and at an elevation of 125 feet (38 m). [1] The first post office at Westport opened in 1879. [3]
Weldon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. It sits at the southeast tip of Lake Isabella. Weldon is located 9 miles (14 km) east-southeast of Wofford Heights, [6] at an elevation of 2,654 feet (809 m). [4] The population was 2,642 at the 2010 census, up from 2,387 at the 2000 census.