Waddington, California
Encyclopedia
Waddington is a locality
in Humboldt County
, California
. It is located 3.25 miles (5.2 km) southwest of Fortuna
, at an elevation of 13 feet (4 m).
A post office operated at Waddington from 1891 to 1940. The name honors Alexander Waddington, local merchant.
Location (geography)
The terms location and place in geography are used to identify a point or an area on the Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term 'location' generally implies a higher degree of can certainty than "place" which often has an ambiguous boundary relying more on human/social attributes of place identity...
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
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is located 3.25 miles (5.2 km) southwest of Fortuna
Fortuna, California
Fortuna is a city in western-central Humboldt County, California, United States. The population was 11,926 at the 2010 census, up from 10,497 at the 2000 census. The city lies on the northeast shore of the Eel River , and is on U.S...
, at an elevation of 13 feet (4 m).
A post office operated at Waddington from 1891 to 1940. The name honors Alexander Waddington, local merchant.