The name was bestowed in 1876 after L. E. White, the major owner of the Salmon Creek Mill Company. A post office operated at Whitesboro from 1881 to 1899. Almost no trace of the former sawmill town remains as of 2010, but there is still a functioning Whitesboro Grange hall located on nearby Navarro Ridge Road.
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Whitesboro Cove, Whitesboro, CaliforniaThe location of the old Whitesboro CA townWhitesboro Cove in the late 19th century, and in 2022.Stunning view of Salmon Point, the outer tip of the Whitesboro Cove on the south sideSunset over Whitesboro Cove
^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 167. ISBN1-884995-14-4.
