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Bucknell is a former settlement in Mendocino County, California. [1] It was located just north of Covelo. [1]

Mendocino County, California County in California, United States

Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 87,841. The county seat is Ukiah.

California State of the United States of America

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 8.8 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.

Covelo, California census-designated place in California, United States

Covelo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mendocino County, California, United States. Covelo is located 14 miles (23 km) east-northeast of Laytonville, at an elevation of 1,398 feet. The population was 1,255 at the 2010 census, up from 1,175 at the 2000 census. 405 acres (1.64 km2) of Covelo is part of the Round Valley Indian Reservation.

A post office operated at Bucknell from 1922 to 1923. [1] The name honored Charles M. Bucknell, who settled at the place in 1893. [1]

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