Dinsmores, California
Encyclopedia
Dinsmores is an locality
in Humboldt County
, California
. It lies at an elevation of 4455 feet (1358 m).
The USGS
GNIS
database describes Dinsmores using its "populated place" feature class, which is tersely defined as having a "permanent human population". However, the GNIS metadata warns against taking feature class names literally, as "they may not conform exactly" with "dictionary definitions" and "are not always intuitive". The phrase "permanent human population" does not necessarily mean the place is presently inhabited, merely that at some time it was the permanent home of some people. The GNIS database does not contain information on the present-day condition of the populated places. Ghost town
s, may be classed as "populated places", Bodie, California
for example. David Durham describes Dinsmores as a "locality", in contrast to places like Dinsmore
, which he calls a "village".
Location (geography)
The terms location and place in geography are used to identify a point or an area on the Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term 'location' generally implies a higher degree of can certainty than "place" which often has an ambiguous boundary relying more on human/social attributes of place identity...
in Humboldt County
Humboldt County, California
Humboldt County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located on the far North Coast 200 miles north of San Francisco. According to 2010 Census Data, the county’s population was 134,623...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It lies at an elevation of 4455 feet (1358 m).
The USGS
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
GNIS
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories. It is a type of gazetteer...
database describes Dinsmores using its "populated place" feature class, which is tersely defined as having a "permanent human population". However, the GNIS metadata warns against taking feature class names literally, as "they may not conform exactly" with "dictionary definitions" and "are not always intuitive". The phrase "permanent human population" does not necessarily mean the place is presently inhabited, merely that at some time it was the permanent home of some people. The GNIS database does not contain information on the present-day condition of the populated places. Ghost town
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
s, may be classed as "populated places", Bodie, California
Bodie, California
Bodie is a ghost town in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California, United States, about 75 miles southeast of Lake Tahoe. It is located east-southeast of Bridgeport, at an elevation of 8379 feet . As Bodie Historic District, the U.S. Department of the...
for example. David Durham describes Dinsmores as a "locality", in contrast to places like Dinsmore
Dinsmore, California
Dinsmore is an unincorporated community in , California. It is located on the Van Duzen River, at an elevation of 2415 feet . Dinsmore Airport and the Dinsmore Store are located nearby. Also nearby is Mad River, California, Ruth,CA and Ruth Reservoir ....
, which he calls a "village".