Stafford (formerly, Brown's Mill and Brown's Camp) is an

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in Humboldt County,

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. It is located on the south bank of the Eel River southeast of

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, at an elevation of 138 feet (42 m). The town was founded in 1895 or 1896; the name honors Judge Cyrus G. Stafford. The name "Brown" honors Percy Brown, lumber mill owner. An attraction in the area was the Stafford Inn, a converted bunk house from Brown's mill. The inn was destroyed in a flood in 1964.

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Unincorporated communities in Humboldt County, California Unincorporated communities in California {{HumboldtCountyCA-geo-stub