Weitchpec, California

Coordinates: 41°11′17″N 123°42′30″W / 41.18806°N 123.70833°W / 41.18806; -123.70833

Weitchpec
—  Unincorporated community  —
Weitchpec Location in California
Coordinates: 41°11′17″N 123°42′30″W / 41.18806°N 123.70833°W / 41.18806; -123.70833
Country	United States
State	California
County	Humboldt County
Elevation[1]	361 ft (110 m)

Weitchpec (formerly, Durkee's Ferry and Weitchpec Bar)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States.^[1] It is located 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Eureka,^[2] at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m).^[1] The ZIP Code is 95546.^[3]

Weitchpec is located in the northern part of the state at the confluence of the Klamath and Trinity Rivers, and the junction of State Highways 96 and 169.^[4]

Weitchpec was originally the site of a Yurok village. The name Durkee's Ferry recalls Clark W. Durkee, who operated a ferry at the place in 1851.^[2] In 1855, a temporary Federal post called Camp Strowbridge was established at Weitchpec, it was later called Fort Wool. A post office operated at Weitchpec from 1858 to 1860 and from 1891 to 1962.^[2]

Today Weitchpec features Pearson's Grocery, a small store/gas station; the Yurok Tribal Office and Community Center; and Weitchpec Elementary School.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weitchpec, California
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 165. ISBN 9781884995149. 
3. ^ USPS ZIP Code lookup tool
4. ^ USGS Map "Weitchpec Quadrangle, 1997" 7.5 min. series