Signal Port, California

Coordinates: 38°49′45″N 123°36′56″W / 38.82917°N 123.61556°W

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Signal Port
Former settlement
Map of Signal Port location, 1888
Signal Port Location in California
Coordinates: 38°49′45″N 123°36′56″W / 38.82917°N 123.61556°W / 38.82917; -123.61556
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mendocino County
Elevation ^[1]	108 ft (33 m)

Signal Port (also, Hardscratch^[1] and Signal^[2]) is a former settlement in Mendocino County, California.^[1] It was located near the mouth of Signal Creek 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Fish Rock,^[2] at an elevation of 108 feet (33 m).^[1]

The Signal post office operated for a time in 1882.^[2] The Signal Port post office operated from 1888 to 1890.^[2] The name refers to signals given ships waiting to load lumber at the site.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Signal Port, California
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 143. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Mendocino County, California, United States
County seat: Ukiah
Cities	Fort Bragg Point Arena Ukiah Willits	Mendocino County map
CDPs	Albion Anchor Bay Boonville Brooktrails Calpella Caspar Cleone Comptche Covelo Hopland Laytonville Leggett Little River Manchester Mendocino Philo Potter Valley Redwood Valley Talmage
Unincorporated communities	Andersonia Bell Springs Branscomb Burbeck Cummings Dos Rios Duncan Springs Elk Flumeville Gualala Hardy Hearst Inglenook Irmulco Kibesillah Longvale Nashmead Navarro Newport Northspur Noyo Old Hopland Orrs Springs Piercy Pieta Pine Grove Pomo Shake City Soda Springs (Boonville) Soda Springs (Burbeck) South Leggett Spyrock Ukiah Rancheria Vichy Springs Westport Whiskey Springs Whitesboro Yorkville
Indian reservations	Coyote Valley Reservation Guidiville Rancheria Hopland Rancheria Iverson Indian Rancheria Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria Nacomis Indian Rancheria Pinoleville Rancheria Potter Valley Rancheria Sherwood Valley Rancheria Redwood Valley Rancheria Round Valley Indian Reservation‡
Former settlements	Bokea Buldam Cahto Chomchadila Christine Dapishul Fish Rock Glenblair Lema Masut Mendocino Indian Reservation Moiya Poonkiny Rockport Shiegho Signal Port Ubakhea Wheeler
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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