Humboldt Countys first residents hailed from the Yurok, Karuk, Wiyot, Chilula, Whilkut and Hupa tribes, among others. They settled on the coast and along the banks of the Trinity and Klamath rivers. The county was created in May 1853 and derives its name from Humboldt Bay, which was discovered by a sea otter hunting party in 1806 and rediscovered in 1849. Douglas Ottinger and Hans Buhne entered the bay in 1850 and named it in honor of naturalist and explorer Baron Alexander von Humboldt.
Del Norte County has been home to the Yurok and Tolowa peoples for thousands of years. Legendary explorer Jedediah Smith is credited with being the first non-native to enter the region, in 1828. Gold strikes on the Klamath and Smith Rivers in the 1850s led to the settlement of the county, which was created in March 1857. Its name, meaning the north, is derived from its position in the northwest corner of the state.
Government
HUMBOLDT COUNTY
www.co.humboldt.ca.us| Board of Supervisors: 825 Fifth St., Eureka 95501 476-2390 First District: Jimmy Smith, 476-2391 Second District: Roger Rodoni, 476-2392 Third District: John Woolley, 476-2393 Fourth District: Bonnie Neely, 476-2394 Fifth District: Jill Geist, 476-2395 The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. except any fifth Tuesday of a month. Meetings are held in the Board of Supervisors Chambers. |
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Superior Court: Humboldt County Courthouse 825 Fifth St., second floor Eureka, CA 95501 445-7256 Superior Court Judges: J. Michael Brown, Timothy Cissna, John Feeny, Marilyn B. Miles, Dale Reinholsten, W. Bruce Watson and Christopher G. Wilson. Grand Jury: 825 Fifth St., Room 222 Eureka, CA 95501 269-1270 Humboldt Bay Harbor District: 601 Startare Drive, Eureka, CA 95501 443-0801 Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District: 828 Seventh St., Eureka, CA 95501 443-5018 North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District: 2300 Myrtle Ave., Eureka, CA 95501 443-3093 County Departments and Other Numbers:
Agriculture: 445-7223
Airport Division: 839-5401 Assessor: 445-7663 Birth Certificates: 445-7382 County Admin. Officer: 445-7266 Coroner: 445-7242 Death Certificates: 445-7382 District Attorney: 445-7411 Dog Licenses, Eureka: 441-4118 Dog Licenses, County: 445-7223 Marriage Licenses: 445-7382 Parks: 445-7651 Personnel: 476-2349 Public Defender: 445-7634 Public Works: 445-7491 Public Health: 445-6200 Purchasing: 445-7621 Recorder: 445-7593 Sheriff: 445-7251 Social Services: 269-3590 Tax Collector-Treasurer: 476-2450 Veterans Service: 445-7611 |
DEL NORTE COUNTY
www.co.del-norte.ca.us|
Board of Supervisors: 981 H St., Crescent City 464-7204 First District: Leslie McNamer Second District: Martha McClure Third District: Mike Sullivan Fourth District: Gerry Hemmingsen Fifth District: David Finigan The Del Norte County Board of Supervisors meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 10 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers. Superior Court: 450 H St., Crescent City, CA 95531 464-8115 Superior Court Judges: William Follett, Robert W. Weir Grand Jury: 450 H St., Room 113 Crescent City, CA 95531 464-8115 Crescent City Harbor District: 101 Citizens Dock Road Crescent City, CA 95531 464-6174 County Departments and Other Numbers:
Agriculture: 464-7235
Assessor: 464-7200 Auditor/Controller: 464-7202 Building Maintenance: 464-7230 Clerk/Recorder: 464-7216 Community Development: 464-7253 County Admin. Officer: 464-7214 County Counsel: 464-7264 District Attorney: 464-7210 Dog Licenses: 464-7235 Family Support: 464-7232 Farm Adviser: 464-4711 Health: 464-7227 Marriage Licenses: 464-7216 Parks: 464-7230 Personnel: 464-7213 Recreation: 464-7237 Sheriff/Coroner: 464-4191 Social Services: 464-3191 Veterans Service: 464-2154 |