Acorn, California

For the housing project, see Acorn, Oakland, California.

Acorn is a former settlement in Humboldt County, California. It was located 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Korbel.[1]

A post office operated in Acorn from 1891 to 1904, moving in 1892. The name honors Alonzo and Elizabeth Acorn.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 89. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Coordinates: 40°58′N 123°50′W / 40.96°N 123.83°W / 40.96; -123.83

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