Larabee is a locality

Location (geography)

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 in Humboldt County

Humboldt County, California

Humboldt County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located on the far North Coast 200 miles north of San Francisco. According to 2010 Census Data, the county’s population was 134,623...

, California

California

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. It is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad

Northwestern Pacific Railroad

The Northwestern Pacific Railroad is a regional railroad serving California's North Coast. The railroad currently runs on 62 miles of the 462 mile main line, stretching from Schellville, California to Eureka, California...

 1 miles (2 km) east-northeast of Redcrest

Redcrest, California

Redcrest is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California. It is located north of Weott, at an elevation of 377 feet . The population was 89 at the 2010 census.The Redcrest post office was established in 1965....

, at an elevation of 161 feet (49.1 m). Locality is named after an early pioneer rancher of the area, Henry P. Larrabee, also known as Hank Larrabee (1830-1906), a 49er

49er

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 and a local militiaman in the Bald Hills War

Bald Hills War

Bald Hills War was a war fought by the forces of the California Militia, California Volunteers and soldiers of the U. S. Army against the Chilula, Lassik, Hupa, Mattole, Nongatl, Sinkyone, Tsnungwe, Wailaki, Whilkut and Wiyot Native American peoples.The war was fought within the boundaries of the...

, believed to have been among the killers in the Indian Island Massacre.

The Laribee post office operated from 1888 to 1891, and from 1892 to 1899. The Larabee post office operated from 1921 (having been transferred from Dinty

Dinty, California

Dinty is a former settlement in Humboldt County, California. It was located north of Blocksburg.A post office operated in Dinty during 1921, after which it was transferred to Larabee.-References:...

) to 1925.