Kibesillah (Pomo: Kabe Sila, meaning "Rock Flat")[2] is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.[1] It is located on California State Route 1 near the Pacific coast[3] 3.25 miles (5.2 km) south of Westport,[4] at an elevation of 138 feet (42 m).[1]
Kibesillah | |
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Coordinates: 39°35′25″N 123°46′40″W / 39.59028°N 123.77778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Mendocino County |
Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
A post office operated at Kibesillah from 1874 to 1889.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kibesillah, California
- ^ [California Place Names of Indian Origin (Kroeber, 1916)]
- ^ DeLorme California Atlas & Gazetteer (2008) Yarmouth, Maine p.47 ISBN 0-89933-383-4
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 88. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.