40°25′50″N 123°58′11″W / 40.43056°N 123.96972°W / 40.43056; -123.96972

Shively
Unincorporated community
Shively is located in California
Shively
Shively
Location in California
Shively is located in the United States
Shively
Shively
Shively (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°25′50″N 123°58′11″W / 40.43056°N 123.96972°W / 40.43056; -123.96972
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt County
Elevation
[1]
144 ft (44 m)

Shively (formerly Shiveley,[1] Bluff Prairie,[2] and Paradise[2]) is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.[1] It is located 2.25 miles (3.6 km) north-northwest of Redcrest,[2] at an elevation of 144 feet (44 m), on the right bank of the Eel River.[1]

A post office operated at Shively from 1906 to 1965.[2]

Like neighboring Pepperwood, Shively was once a center for farm produce including corn, cucumbers, and tomatoes.[3] Also like Pepperwood, it was mostly destroyed in the Christmas flood of 1964.[4] A few farms and residences remain today.

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References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shively, California
  2. ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 142. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Genzoli, Andrew (September 10, 1968). "Pepperwood-Shively Produce". The Times Standard. Eureka, CA. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "Single residence left at Shively; 68 now homeless". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, CA. December 28, 1964. Retrieved January 8, 2024.


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