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Elk, Mendocino County, California
Elk (formerly Sadie Gravlee and Elk River) is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, Mendocino County, California. Geography It is located south of Fort Bragg, California, Fort Bragg, at an elevation of 135 feet (41 m). Elk has a population of 208. It is located on the coast at the crossroads of California State Route 1, State Route 1 and Philo-Greenwood Road. Albion, California, Albion, Little River, California, Little River, and Mendocino, California, Mendocino lie to the north, and Manchester, California, Manchester and Point Arena, California, Point Arena to the south. Inland are Navarro, California, Navarro, Philo, California, Philo, and Boonville, California, Boonville. History Elk was originally called "Greenwood," after the Greenwood brothers, early homesteaders and sons of mountain man Caleb Greenwood and his half-Crow people, Crow wife, one of the rescuers of the Donner Party. When the post office was opened, in 1887 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as the military). There are many unincorporated communities and areas in the United States and Canada, but many countries do not use the concept of an unincorporated area. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
