Dinsmores, California
- For the community formerly of this name, see Dinsmore, California.
Dinsmores is a locality[1] in Humboldt County, California. It lies at an elevation of 4,455 feet (1,358 m).[2]
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) database describes Dinsmores using its "populated place" feature class, which is defined as having a "permanent human population".[2][3] David Durham describes Dinsmores as a "locality", in contrast to places like Dinsmore, which he calls a "village".[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-884995-14-9. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dinsmores
- ↑ "BGN: Domestic Names - Metadata". USGS GNIS. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
The phrase "permanent human population" does not necessarily mean the place is inhabited, merely that at some time it was the permanent home of some people. The GNIS database does not contain information on the present-day condition of the populated places. Ghost towns, may be classed as "populated places"However, the GNIS metadata warns against taking feature class names literally, as "they may not conform exactly" with "dictionary definitions" and "are not always intuitive".
Coordinates: 40°43′11″N 123°44′20″W / 40.71972°N 123.73889°W
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