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Rosewood, Humboldt County, California

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40°46′04″N 124°09′56″W / 40.76778°N 124.16556°W / 40.76778; -124.16556

Rosewood
Unincorporated community
Willow Street in Rosewood
Willow Street in Rosewood
Rosewood is located in California
Rosewood
Rosewood
Location in California
Rosewood is located in the United States
Rosewood
Rosewood
Rosewood (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°46′04″N 124°09′56″W / 40.76778°N 124.16556°W / 40.76778; -124.16556
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt County
Elevation
[1]
131 ft (40 m)

Rosewood (formerly, Stumpville) is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.[1] It is located 1 mi (1.6 km) south of Eureka, at an elevation of 131 feet (40 m).[1]

The Stumpville post office opened in 1930, changed its name to Rosewood in 1941, and closed for good in 1955.[2] The Rosewood area is a mostly residential district just outside the Eureka city limits.

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosewood, Humboldt County, California
  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. 134. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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