Hearst, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

39°29′30″N 123°12′53″W / 39.49167°N 123.21472°W / 39.49167; -123.21472CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyMendocino CountyElevation

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1,378 ft (420 m)

Hearst (formerly, Travelers Home)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.^[1] It is located 13 miles (21 km) north-northwest of Potter Valley,^[2] at an elevation of 1,378 feet (420 m).^[1]

Hearst is a small farming unincorporated community near Willits.^[3] The area consists of large farming and ranch estates. There are also many landowners operating hospitality services on portions of their lands geared towards camping, hunting, fishing, trekking, and other outdoor activity. It is also known as Emandal or Emandal Resort after Hearst's largest cabin resort and farm. It is located at Latitude: 39.49333 : Longitude: -123.18083.^[4]

One mile west was the Kinsner Soda Spring, which formerly produced and sold drinking water.^[2]

At its peak, Hearst consisted of two hotels across the Eel River from each other, plus a schoolhouse and post office. A bridge over the river was built in 1890 to support the stagecoach line between Willits and Covelo.^[5]

A post office operated at Hearst from 1891 to 1953, having moved in 1898. The name honors Senator George Hearst.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hearst, California
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 75. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ City Data, Mendocino County profile, communities outside city limits list, accessed August 6, 2008
^ City Data, access date August 6, 2008
^ Mayer, Lea (August 13, 2000). "Moving east of Willits to the community of Hearst". Ukiah Daily Journal. Ukiah, CA. Retrieved December 15, 2023.