A former town named Navarro, with approximately 1,000 people, was founded in the 1860s and located approximately 14 miles (23 km) to the west of the present town, at the mouth of the Navarro River in what is now Navarro River Redwoods State Park.[3] A post office opened there in 1867.[2] In 1902, the mill at the mouth of the river burned down,[4] and the post office closed.[2] A new mill was built that year by G. C. Wendling on the north fork of the Navarro River, at the present location of Navarro, and in 1905 the town of Wendling was founded around the mill.[4] A post office was opened there in 1914.[2] However, in 1916, the Wendling mill was bought by the Navarro Lumber Company, at which point Wendling became known as Navarro Mill, or, more simply, Navarro. To reduce confusion, the dwindling seaside town of Navarro became known as Old Navarro, Navarro Ridge, or Navarro-by-the-sea.[4]
^ abcU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Navarro, California
^ abcdeDurham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 112. ISBN1-884995-14-4.
^Anderson, Glenda (February 2, 2010), "Preserving history on the Mendocino Coast", The Press Democrat.
^ abcThe Anderson Valley Historical Society (2005), Anderson Valley, Arcadia Publishing, p. 119, ISBN978-0-7385-3017-8.
^Stindt, Fred A. (1978). The Northwestern Pacific Railroad: Redwood Empire Route (3rd ed.). Kelseyville, California: Fred A. Stindt. pp. 44–45, 54&91. ASIN B0007F4A2M.
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navarro, california, navarro, formerly, known, wendling, unincorporated, community, mendocino, county, state, california, located, miles, west, ukiah, elevation, feet, reached, east, west, california, state, route, which, connects, pacific, coast, west, anders. Navarro formerly known as Wendling is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County in the U S state of California 1 2 It is located 18 miles 29 km west of Ukiah 2 at an elevation of 269 feet 82 m 1 It may be reached via the east west California State Route 128 which connects it to the Pacific coast to the west and to the Anderson Valley to the southeast NavarroUnincorporated communityNavarro CaliforniaNavarroLocation in CaliforniaShow map of CaliforniaNavarroNavarro the United States Show map of the United StatesCoordinates 39 09 07 N 123 32 31 W 39 15194 N 123 54194 W 39 15194 123 54194CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyMendocino CountyElevation 1 269 ft 82 m ZIP code95463History EditA former town named Navarro with approximately 1 000 people was founded in the 1860s and located approximately 14 miles 23 km to the west of the present town at the mouth of the Navarro River in what is now Navarro River Redwoods State Park 3 A post office opened there in 1867 2 In 1902 the mill at the mouth of the river burned down 4 and the post office closed 2 A new mill was built that year by G C Wendling on the north fork of the Navarro River at the present location of Navarro and in 1905 the town of Wendling was founded around the mill 4 A post office was opened there in 1914 2 However in 1916 the Wendling mill was bought by the Navarro Lumber Company at which point Wendling became known as Navarro Mill or more simply Navarro To reduce confusion the dwindling seaside town of Navarro became known as Old Navarro Navarro Ridge or Navarro by the sea 4 The Fort Bragg and Southeastern Railroad connected Wendling Navarro with seaport facilities in Albion California from 1905 to 1930 5 References Edit a b c U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Navarro California a b c d e Durham David L 1998 California s Geographic Names A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State Clovis Calif Word Dancer Press p 112 ISBN 1 884995 14 4 Anderson Glenda February 2 2010 Preserving history on the Mendocino Coast The Press Democrat a b c The Anderson Valley Historical Society 2005 Anderson Valley Arcadia Publishing p 119 ISBN 978 0 7385 3017 8 Stindt Fred A 1978 The Northwestern Pacific Railroad Redwood Empire Route 3rd ed Kelseyville California Fred A Stindt pp 44 45 54 amp 91 ASIN B0007F4A2M Wikimedia Commons has media related to Navarro California This Mendocino County California related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Navarro California amp oldid 1167394256, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
