Rosewood (formerly, Stumpville) is an

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in Humboldt County,

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. It is located 1 mi (1.6 km) south of

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, at an elevation of 131 feet (40 m). The Stumpville post office opened in 1930, changed its name to Rosewood in 1941, and closed for good in 1955. The entire area became part of unincorporated

Eureka, California Eureka (Wiyot: ''Jaroujiji'', Hupa: ''do'-wi-lotl-ding'', Karuk: ''uuth'') is the principal city and county seat of Humboldt County in the Redwood Empire region of California. The city is located on U.S. Route 101 on the shores of Humboldt ...

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