California Gazetteer
Garcia River is a physical feature (stream) in Mendocino County. The primary coordinates for Garcia River places it within the CA 95468 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Garcia River |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 36 mi. long; heads 3.7 mi. WSW of Ornbaun Valley, 4.1 mi. NW of Gube Mountain, flows generally W and NW passing through the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria and into the Point Arena-Stornetta Unit of the California Coastal National Monument (Bureau of Land Management), before entering the Pacific Ocean 0.5 mi. E of Point Arena; Tps 13-12N, Rgs 17-13W, Mount Diablo Meridian |
| History: | Named for Rafael Garcia, who in 1844 was granted 40,000 acres by the Mexican government for his services in the military. He built a home, ranchero, and mill on the river. A proposal to change the name of the river to P’da Haū was not approved by the BGN on Mar. 8, 2018. P’da Haū was the name of a pre-colonial Pomo settlement at the mouth of the river. |
| County: | Mendocino County |
| Latitude: | 38.9543533 |
| Longitude: | -123.7336305 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Garcia River: Garcia River.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Garcia River does not include property ownership information.
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Manchester, CA
(2.7 miles ENE) Point Arena, CA (3.9 miles SE) Anchor Bay, CA (13.4 miles SE) |
Philo, CA
(17.3 miles ENE) Albion, CA (18.7 miles N) |
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Flumeville, CA
(1.9 miles SE) Iverson Indian Rancheria, CA (3.1 miles ESE) Gallaway, CA (7.4 miles SE) |
Elk, CA
(12.2 miles N) Fish Rock, CA (13.1 miles SE) |
