Irmulco, California

Irmulco
Unincorporated community
Irmulco
Irmulco

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°25′20″N 123°31′03″W / 39.42222°N 123.51750°W / 39.42222; -123.51750Coordinates: 39°25′20″N 123°31′03″W / 39.42222°N 123.51750°W / 39.42222; -123.51750
Country United States
State California
County Mendocino County
Elevation[1] 436 ft (133 m)

Irmulco is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.[1] It is located on the California Western Railroad 12 miles (19 km) north-northeast of Comptche,[2] at an elevation of 436 feet (133 m).[1]

A post office operated at Irmulco from 1911 to 1927.[2] The name comes from an initialism of the Irvine and Muir Lumber Company.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Irmulco, California
  2. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 83. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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