Cummings is an

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. It is located near

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on Rattlesnake Creek east-southeast of Leggett, at an elevation of 1329 feet (405 m). The Cummings post office opened in 1888, closed in 1899, and re-opened in 1900. The Cummings post office ultimately closed in 1960. The name honors Jonathan Cummings, an early settler.

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