McCann, California

McCann is a locality[1] in Humboldt County, California. It is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Weott,[1] at an elevation of 174 feet (53 m).[2]

A post office operated at McCann from 1919 to 1959.[1] By 1881, McCann was a stage coach station.[1] McCann was named in honor of Willard O. McCann, lumber mill operator.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-884995-14-9.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McCann

Coordinates: 40°19′25″N 123°50′10″W / 40.32361°N 123.83611°W / 40.32361; -123.83611


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