Martins Ferry, California

Coordinates: 41°12′29″N 123°45′19″W / 41.20806°N 123.75528°W / 41.20806; -123.75528

Martins Ferry
—  Former settlement  —
Martins Ferry Location in California
Coordinates: 41°12′29″N 123°45′19″W / 41.20806°N 123.75528°W / 41.20806; -123.75528
Country	United States
State	California
County	Humboldt County
Elevation[1]	315 ft (96 m)

Martins Ferry is a former settlement in Humboldt County, California.^[1] It lay on the Klamath River,^[2] at an elevation of 315 feet (96 m).^[1] It still appeared on maps as of 1983.^[1]

A post office operated at Martins Ferry from 1861 to 1862 and from 1865 to 1891.^[2] There was a military fort at the place in the 1860s.^[2] The name honors John F. Martin, its first postmaster, who also operated a ferry.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martins Ferry, California
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 102. ISBN 9781884995149.