River Garden, California

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River Garden
Former settlement
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River Garden
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°50′43″N123°25′13″W / 39.84528°N 123.42028°W / 39.84528; -123.42028 Coordinates: 39°50′43″N123°25′13″W / 39.84528°N 123.42028°W / 39.84528; -123.42028
Country United States
State California
County Mendocino County
Elevation
[1]
797 ft (243 m)

River Garden (also, River Gardens) is a former settlement in Mendocino County, California. [1] It was located on the railroad and on the South Fork of the Eel River 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southeast of Spyrock, [2] at an elevation of 797 feet (243 m). [1] It still appeared on maps as late as 1952. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: River Garden, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 132. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.