Hearst, California
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Hearst is an unincorporated community
in Mendocino County
, California
. It is located 13 miles (21 km) south-southwest of Potter Valley
, at an elevation of 1378 feet (420 m).
Hearst is a small farming community near Willits
. The area consists of large farming and ranch estates. There are also many landowners operating hospitality services on portions of their lands for camping geared towards campers, hunters, fishers, trekkers, and outdoorsmen. It is also known as Emandal or Emandal Resort after Hearst's largest cabin resort and farm. It is located at Latitude: 39.49333 : Longitude: -123.18083.
One mile west was the Kinsner Soda Spring, which formerly produced and sold drinking water.
A post office operated at Hearst from 1891 to 1953, having moved in 1898. The name honors Senator George Hearst
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Mendocino County
Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and west of the Central Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 87,841, up from 86,265 at the 2000 census...
, 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 is located 13 miles (21 km) south-southwest of Potter Valley
Potter Valley, California
Potter Valley is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States. It is located north-northeast of Ukiah, at an elevation of 948 feet . It is located at the headwaters of the East Fork of the Russian River...
, at an elevation of 1378 feet (420 m).
Hearst is a small farming community near Willits
Willits, California
Willits is a city in Mendocino County, California, United States. Willits is located north-northwest of Ukiah, at an elevation of 1391 feet . The population was 4,888 at the 2010 census, down from 5,073 at the 2000 census. Willits is at the center of Mendocino County and its redwood forests...
. The area consists of large farming and ranch estates. There are also many landowners operating hospitality services on portions of their lands for camping geared towards campers, hunters, fishers, trekkers, and outdoorsmen. It is also known as Emandal or Emandal Resort after Hearst's largest cabin resort and farm. It is located at Latitude: 39.49333 : Longitude: -123.18083.
One mile west was the Kinsner Soda Spring, which formerly produced and sold drinking water.
A post office operated at Hearst from 1891 to 1953, having moved in 1898. The name honors Senator George Hearst
George Hearst
George Hearst was a wealthy American businessman and United States Senator, and the father of newspaperman William Randolph Hearst.-Early life and education:...
.