971:
50:
83:
90:
57:
297:
were added later. After more people came into the area, he established a post office, which first opened in 1894. Since the place had no official name, it was named after him, the postmaster. After his death in 1921, one of his sons, John, inherited the property and ran it until 1959, when he sold it
302:
in
Branscomb called Harwood Products. Unfortunately in the year 2007 the mill filed bankruptcy, eventually closing its doors for good in 2008. The Branscomb store along with the post office, officially closed few years after in 2016.
1325:
277:
and farmed there for about twenty years. He married one of the daughters of the captain of the wagon train, Mary Jane Taylor, and they had 10 children: 6 boys and 4 girls. They moved to
1891:
854:
1240:
1659:
1355:
1245:
1345:
894:
367:
1315:
289:. He was instrumental in starting the first school in that area. He built a large home which, after his family grew up, he turned into a hotel. A small
1886:
118:
278:
1815:
286:
1265:
328:
887:
347:
807:
378:
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the
316:
1225:
872:
1669:
1120:
383:
343:
880:
49:
1330:
1320:
937:
82:
1524:
1558:
1310:
1830:
1135:
776:
1563:
351:
336:
379:
266:
was assassinated, but a contemporary newspaper account says Joseph was shot to death by a Mr. Jacob J. Stoffel in
750:
285:, in 1880, where he homesteaded 160 acres (0.65 km) of land and 40 acres (160,000 m) more under the
1855:
1840:
1835:
1825:
1553:
1424:
904:
312:
282:
209:
173:
1860:
1275:
1260:
332:
320:
1130:
1075:
1749:
1482:
1305:
1250:
1070:
324:
1634:
1350:
1210:
1105:
1050:
262:. According to family tradition, Joseph, a staunch abolitionist, was shot and killed 3 days before
1779:
1759:
1714:
1704:
1694:
1649:
1588:
1517:
1449:
1389:
1335:
1205:
1040:
1005:
982:
950:
902:
255:
220:
370:, a natural spring of carbonated water is located 0.25 miles (0.40 km) north of Branscomb.
1744:
1739:
1709:
1684:
1629:
1619:
1533:
1280:
1235:
1170:
1140:
1100:
1055:
995:
945:
793:
1568:
1409:
1404:
1394:
1285:
1195:
1160:
1060:
1000:
1820:
1774:
1764:
1729:
1689:
1679:
1674:
1654:
1593:
1573:
1489:
1439:
1434:
1399:
1270:
1180:
1175:
1125:
1025:
1010:
811:
228:
8:
1794:
1734:
1719:
1699:
1459:
1454:
1444:
1340:
1255:
1190:
1185:
1165:
1145:
1115:
1090:
1080:
1045:
1035:
960:
267:
205:
35:
1784:
1769:
1754:
1724:
1664:
1639:
1510:
1379:
1295:
1215:
1155:
1030:
1020:
1015:
990:
1799:
1789:
1624:
1548:
1429:
1419:
1384:
1374:
1220:
1150:
1065:
955:
926:
772:
769:
California's
Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State
1414:
1230:
1200:
1845:
1598:
751:
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographic Names Information System: Branscomb, California
263:
833:
1850:
834:"California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map"
1880:
1865:
583:
355:
294:
290:
274:
251:
235:
224:
153:
133:
120:
1578:
865:
1603:
1473:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
919:
299:
216:
213:
163:
1502:
1583:
254:, in 1832, the son of Joseph Edmond Branscomb. The family moved to
188:
794:"The Genealogy of Richard Branscomb of Brunswick County, Virginia"
259:
250:
train that was headed for
California in 1857. He was born in
247:
270:
in July 1865, several months after
Lincoln's assassination.
1892:
Unincorporated communities in
Mendocino County, California
219:. It is located 8 miles (13 km) west-southwest of
21:
Unincorporated community in
California, United States
16:
Unincorporated community in
California, United States
223:, at an elevation of 1,565 feet (477 m), on a
234:The ZIP Code is 95417 and the community is inside
771:. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 25.
1878:
1816:Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area
246:Benjamin Franklin Branscomb joined an ox-team
1518:
888:
970:
867:U.S. Climate Data. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
1525:
1511:
895:
881:
855:Climate Summary for Branscomb, California
1887:Unincorporated communities in California
348:California's 2nd congressional district
1532:
393:Climate data for Branscomb, California
1879:
766:
746:
744:
742:
344:United States House of Representatives
1506:
876:
762:
760:
758:
386:, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
298:to the Harwood family, who built the
739:
13:
969:
903:Municipalities and communities of
755:
14:
1903:
1831:Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
791:
384:warm-summer Mediterranean climate
89:
56:
1564:East Branch South Fork Eel River
1326:Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria
88:
81:
55:
48:
1356:Round Valley Indian Reservation
859:
848:
826:
800:
785:
1:
1856:Northwestern Pacific Railroad
733:
656:Average snowfall inches (cm)
380:Köppen Climate Classification
306:
105:Show map of the United States
102:Branscomb (the United States)
1841:Humboldt Redwoods State Park
1826:Benbow State Recreation Area
1425:Mendocino Indian Reservation
906:Mendocino County, California
810:. UC Regents. Archived from
313:California State Legislature
7:
1861:Richardson Grove State Park
512:Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
442:Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
10:
1908:
725:
392:
373:
329:the 2nd Assembly District
273:Benjamin later settled in
241:
183:1,565 ft (477 m)
1808:
1612:
1541:
1478:
1468:
1365:
1346:Sherwood Valley Rancheria
1306:Coyote Valley Reservation
1294:
1089:
981:
967:
936:
917:
767:Durham, David L. (1998).
655:
581:
511:
441:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
418:
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
400:
397:
361:
187:
179:
169:
159:
149:
114:
42:
33:
26:
1351:Redwood Valley Rancheria
1331:Nacomis Indian Rancheria
1321:Iverson Indian Rancheria
1241:Soda Springs (Boonville)
382:system, Branscomb has a
317:the 2nd Senate District
206:unincorporated community
36:Unincorporated community
1341:Potter Valley Rancheria
256:DeKalb County, Missouri
1246:Soda Springs (Burbeck)
975:
258:, where Joseph became
134:39.65361°N 123.62556°W
72:Show map of California
69:Location in California
1569:Middle Fork Eel River
1336:Pinoleville Rancheria
973:
1821:Avenue of the Giants
1594:South Fork Eel River
1574:North Fork Eel River
1491:United States portal
1311:Guidiville Rancheria
974:Mendocino County map
836:. Civic Impulse, LLC
808:"Statewide Database"
368:Cantwell Soda Spring
229:South Fork Eel River
139:39.65361; -123.62556
814:on February 1, 2015
227:to the east of the
130: /
976:
792:Tubbs, Frederick.
346:, Branscomb is in
315:, Branscomb is in
293:, meat market and
1874:
1873:
1549:Black Butte River
1500:
1499:
1484:California portal
1316:Hopland Rancheria
730:
729:
350:, represented by
331:, represented by
319:, represented by
264:President Lincoln
199:
198:
1899:
1527:
1520:
1513:
1504:
1503:
1492:
1485:
972:
929:
922:
912:
907:
897:
890:
883:
874:
873:
868:
863:
857:
852:
846:
845:
843:
841:
830:
824:
823:
821:
819:
804:
798:
797:
789:
783:
782:
764:
753:
748:
390:
389:
210:Mendocino County
174:Mendocino County
145:
144:
142:
141:
140:
135:
131:
128:
127:
126:
123:
106:
92:
91:
85:
73:
59:
58:
52:
24:
23:
1907:
1906:
1902:
1901:
1900:
1898:
1897:
1896:
1877:
1876:
1875:
1870:
1846:Island Mountain
1804:
1608:
1599:Van Duzen River
1537:
1531:
1501:
1496:
1490:
1483:
1474:
1464:
1367:
1361:
1297:
1290:
1276:Whiskey Springs
1261:Ukiah Rancheria
1092:
1085:
977:
965:
932:
927:
920:
913:
910:
905:
901:
871:
864:
860:
853:
849:
839:
837:
832:
831:
827:
817:
815:
806:
805:
801:
790:
786:
779:
765:
756:
749:
740:
736:
731:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
595:
590:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
551:
546:
541:
536:
531:
526:
521:
516:
506:
501:
496:
491:
486:
481:
476:
471:
466:
461:
456:
451:
446:
376:
364:
309:
244:
195:
138:
136:
132:
129:
124:
121:
119:
117:
116:
110:
109:
108:
107:
104:
103:
100:
99:
98:
97:
93:
76:
75:
74:
71:
70:
67:
66:
65:
64:
60:
38:
29:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1905:
1895:
1894:
1889:
1872:
1871:
1869:
1868:
1863:
1858:
1853:
1851:Lake Pillsbury
1848:
1843:
1838:
1833:
1828:
1823:
1818:
1812:
1810:
1806:
1805:
1803:
1802:
1797:
1792:
1787:
1782:
1777:
1772:
1767:
1762:
1757:
1752:
1747:
1742:
1737:
1732:
1727:
1722:
1717:
1712:
1707:
1702:
1697:
1692:
1687:
1682:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1616:
1614:
1610:
1609:
1607:
1606:
1601:
1596:
1591:
1586:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1566:
1561:
1556:
1551:
1545:
1543:
1539:
1538:
1530:
1529:
1522:
1515:
1507:
1498:
1497:
1495:
1494:
1487:
1479:
1476:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1466:
1465:
1463:
1462:
1457:
1452:
1447:
1442:
1437:
1432:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1371:
1369:
1363:
1362:
1360:
1359:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1302:
1300:
1292:
1291:
1289:
1288:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1263:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1131:Duncan Springs
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1097:
1095:
1091:Unincorporated
1087:
1086:
1084:
1083:
1078:
1076:Redwood Valley
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
987:
985:
979:
978:
968:
966:
964:
963:
958:
953:
948:
942:
940:
934:
933:
918:
915:
914:
900:
899:
892:
885:
877:
870:
869:
858:
847:
825:
799:
784:
777:
754:
737:
735:
732:
728:
727:
726:Source: Prism
723:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
653:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
579:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
528:
523:
518:
513:
509:
508:
503:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
463:
458:
453:
448:
443:
439:
438:
435:
432:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
408:
405:
402:
399:
395:
394:
388:
375:
372:
363:
360:
308:
305:
279:Jackson Valley
243:
240:
197:
196:
193:
191:
185:
184:
181:
177:
176:
171:
167:
166:
161:
157:
156:
151:
147:
146:
112:
111:
101:
95:
94:
87:
86:
80:
79:
78:
77:
68:
62:
61:
54:
53:
47:
46:
45:
44:
43:
40:
39:
34:
31:
30:
27:
20:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1904:
1893:
1890:
1888:
1885:
1884:
1882:
1867:
1866:Scotia Bluffs
1864:
1862:
1859:
1857:
1854:
1852:
1849:
1847:
1844:
1842:
1839:
1837:
1834:
1832:
1829:
1827:
1824:
1822:
1819:
1817:
1814:
1813:
1811:
1807:
1801:
1798:
1796:
1793:
1791:
1788:
1786:
1783:
1781:
1778:
1776:
1773:
1771:
1768:
1766:
1763:
1761:
1758:
1756:
1753:
1751:
1750:Phillipsville
1748:
1746:
1743:
1741:
1738:
1736:
1733:
1731:
1728:
1726:
1723:
1721:
1718:
1716:
1713:
1711:
1708:
1706:
1703:
1701:
1698:
1696:
1693:
1691:
1688:
1686:
1683:
1681:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1617:
1615:
1611:
1605:
1602:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1546:
1544:
1540:
1535:
1528:
1523:
1521:
1516:
1514:
1509:
1508:
1505:
1493:
1488:
1486:
1481:
1480:
1477:
1471:
1467:
1461:
1458:
1456:
1453:
1451:
1448:
1446:
1443:
1441:
1438:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1372:
1370:
1364:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1303:
1301:
1299:
1293:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1266:Vichy Springs
1264:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1251:South Leggett
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1098:
1096:
1094:
1088:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1071:Potter Valley
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
988:
986:
984:
980:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
943:
941:
939:
935:
931:
930:
923:
916:
911:United States
908:
898:
893:
891:
886:
884:
879:
878:
875:
866:
862:
856:
851:
835:
829:
813:
809:
803:
795:
788:
780:
778:1-884995-14-4
774:
770:
763:
761:
759:
752:
747:
745:
743:
738:
724:
718:
713:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
654:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
585:
584:precipitation
580:
574:
569:
564:
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
529:
524:
519:
514:
510:
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
440:
396:
391:
387:
385:
381:
371:
369:
359:
357:
356:Jared Huffman
353:
349:
345:
340:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
304:
301:
296:
295:livery stable
292:
291:grocery store
288:
284:
280:
276:
275:Sonoma County
271:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
252:Jackson, Ohio
249:
239:
237:
236:area code 707
232:
230:
226:
225:river terrace
222:
218:
215:
211:
207:
203:
192:
190:
186:
182:
178:
175:
172:
168:
165:
162:
158:
155:
154:United States
152:
148:
143:
115:Coordinates:
113:
84:
51:
41:
37:
32:
25:
19:
1660:Cooks Valley
1644:
1635:Bell Springs
1579:Outlet Creek
1298:reservations
1211:Orrs Springs
1110:
1106:Bell Springs
1051:Little River
925:
861:
850:
838:. Retrieved
828:
816:. Retrieved
812:the original
802:
787:
768:
586:inches (mm)
377:
365:
341:
325:Mike McGuire
310:
272:
245:
233:
201:
200:
18:
1836:Highway 101
1780:Rohnerville
1760:Port Kenyon
1715:Laytonville
1705:Garberville
1695:Fort Seward
1650:Bridgeville
1613:Communities
1604:Yager Creek
1559:Cedar Creek
1542:Tributaries
1450:Signal Port
1390:Chomchadila
1368:settlements
1206:Old Hopland
1093:communities
1041:Laytonville
1006:Brooktrails
951:Point Arena
921:County seat
818:December 6,
300:timber mill
221:Laytonville
137: /
125:123°37′32″W
1881:Categories
1745:Pepperwood
1740:Myers Flat
1710:Hydesville
1685:Fernbridge
1630:Andersonia
1620:Alderpoint
1589:Salt River
1554:Bull Creek
1281:Whitesboro
1236:Shake City
1226:Pine Grove
1171:Kibesillah
1141:Flumeville
1101:Andersonia
1056:Manchester
996:Anchor Bay
946:Fort Bragg
734:References
651:(1,913.8)
307:Government
287:Timber Act
217:California
214:U.S. state
164:California
122:39°39′13″N
1809:Landmarks
1645:Branscomb
1584:Rice Fork
1536:Watershed
1534:Eel River
1469:Footnotes
1410:Glenblair
1405:Fish Rock
1395:Christine
1286:Yorkville
1196:Northspur
1161:Inglenook
1111:Branscomb
1061:Mendocino
1001:Boonville
327:, and in
283:Mendocino
268:Maysville
202:Branscomb
180:Elevation
96:Branscomb
63:Branscomb
28:Branscomb
1775:Rio Dell
1765:Redcrest
1730:Longvale
1690:Ferndale
1680:Dos Rios
1675:Dinsmore
1670:Cummings
1655:Carlotta
1440:Rockport
1435:Poonkiny
1400:Dapishul
1271:Westport
1181:Nashmead
1176:Longvale
1126:Dos Rios
1121:Cummings
1026:Comptche
1011:Calpella
840:March 1,
582:Average
352:Democrat
337:Jim Wood
333:Democrat
321:Democrat
189:ZIP code
1795:Willits
1735:Miranda
1720:Leggett
1700:Fortuna
1460:Wheeler
1455:Ubakhea
1445:Shiegho
1256:Spyrock
1191:Newport
1186:Navarro
1166:Irmulco
1146:Gualala
1116:Burbeck
1081:Talmage
1046:Leggett
1036:Hopland
961:Willits
374:Climate
342:In the
311:In the
260:Sheriff
242:History
212:in the
150:Country
1785:Scotia
1770:Redway
1755:Piercy
1725:Loleta
1665:Covelo
1640:Benbow
1380:Buldam
1366:Former
1296:Indian
1216:Piercy
1156:Hearst
1031:Covelo
1021:Cleone
1016:Caspar
991:Albion
938:Cities
775:
721:(6.4)
716:(1.0)
711:(0.0)
706:(0.0)
701:(0.0)
696:(0.0)
691:(0.0)
686:(0.0)
681:(0.0)
676:(0.0)
671:(1.3)
666:(1.3)
661:(2.8)
646:(361)
641:(252)
626:(2.0)
621:(2.8)
606:(141)
601:(272)
596:(309)
591:(380)
398:Month
362:Nearby
204:is an
170:County
1800:Zenia
1790:Weott
1625:Alton
1430:Moiya
1420:Masut
1385:Cahto
1375:Bokea
1221:Pieta
1151:Hardy
1066:Philo
956:Ukiah
928:Ukiah
649:75.32
644:14.20
636:(94)
631:(13)
616:(19)
611:(68)
599:10.69
594:12.18
589:14.96
552:(11)
547:(11)
507:(20)
502:(11)
497:(16)
492:(22)
487:(27)
482:(29)
477:(29)
472:(23)
467:(21)
462:(17)
457:(15)
452:(13)
447:(12)
437:Year
354:
335:
323:
248:wagon
194:95417
160:State
1415:Lema
1231:Pomo
1201:Noyo
983:CDPs
842:2013
820:2014
773:ISBN
639:9.94
634:3.69
629:0.53
624:0.08
619:0.11
614:0.74
609:2.66
604:5.54
577:(6)
572:(2)
567:(4)
562:(6)
557:(9)
542:(9)
537:(6)
532:(4)
527:(2)
522:(2)
517:(2)
434:Dec
431:Nov
428:Oct
425:Sep
422:Aug
419:Jul
416:Jun
413:May
410:Apr
407:Mar
404:Feb
401:Jan
366:The
1136:Elk
719:2.5
714:0.4
709:0.0
704:0.0
699:0.0
694:0.0
689:0.0
684:0.0
679:0.0
674:0.0
669:0.5
664:0.5
659:1.1
208:in
1883::
924::
909:,
757:^
741:^
575:42
570:36
565:39
560:42
555:49
550:51
545:52
540:48
535:42
530:39
525:36
520:35
515:36
505:67
500:51
495:60
490:71
485:80
480:84
475:84
470:74
465:69
460:63
455:59
450:55
445:53
358:.
339:.
281:,
238:.
231:.
1526:e
1519:t
1512:v
1358:‡
896:e
889:t
882:v
844:.
822:.
796:.
781:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
