Cecilville ( Karuk: íshirak) is a small

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in Siskiyou County,

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. It is on the south fork of the Salmon River and was established when the area was settled by miners during the

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. The community was named for a prospector. It was formerly in Klamath County before that county was dissolved and the part of that county, including Cecilville, was annexed by Siskiyou County.

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