Waddington, California
Waddington is a populated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
It is located on the floodplain along the south side of the Eel River 3.25 miles (5.2 km) southwest of Fortuna, at an elevation of 13 feet (4.0 m).
A post office operated at Waddington from 1891 to 1940. The name honors Alexander Waddington, a local merchant.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waddington
- ^ DeLorme California Atlas and Gazetteer (1st edition) (2008) ISBN 0-89933-383-4 map 38
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-884995-14-9.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waddington
40°34′01″N 124°12′06″W / 40.56694°N 124.20167°W
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