Glenblair, California

Glenblair
Unincorporated community
Glenblair

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°27′28″N 123°43′31″W / 39.45778°N 123.72528°W / 39.45778; -123.72528Coordinates: 39°27′28″N 123°43′31″W / 39.45778°N 123.72528°W / 39.45778; -123.72528
Country United States
State California
County Mendocino County
Elevation[1] 207 ft (63 m)

Glenblair (formerly, Glen Blair Junction)[2] is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.[1] It is located 15 miles (24 km) north-northwest of Comptche,[3] at an elevation of 207 feet (63 m).[1]

A post office operated at Glenblair from 1903 to 1928.[3] The name honors the Glen Blair Lumber Company that shipped lumber from the place.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glenblair, California
  2. More properly, this name applied to Junction, Mendocino County, California, a short distance away. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 65-66. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 65. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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