Pekwan, California

41°20′34″N 123°51′09″W

Pekwan
Former settlement
Pekwan Location in California
Coordinates: 41°20′34″N 123°51′09″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Humboldt County
Elevation [1]	85 ft (26 m)

Pekwan (also, Pack-wans, Pak-wan, Pank-wans, Pec-quan, Pek-wan, and Tirip'ama, Yurok: Pekwon [2]) is a former Yurok settlement in Humboldt County, California.[1] It is located on the Lower Klamath River at the mouth of Pecwan Creek, at an elevation of 85 feet (26 m).[1]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pekwan, California
"Yurok Dictionary: Pekwon". Retrieved 2012-07-07.

Municipalities and communities of Humboldt County, California, United States
County seat: Eureka
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Unincorporated communities	Alton Bayside Blocksburg Briceland Bridgeville Carlotta Dinsmore Elk River Englewood Fernbridge Fort Seward Freshwater Corners Fruitland Glendale Holmes Honeydew Janes Place Johnsons King Salmon Kneeland Korbel Maple Creek Mettah Moonstone Notchko Orleans Patricks Point Pepperwood Petrolia Pine Hill Port Kenyon Ridgewood Heights Riverside Park Rohnerville Rosewood Shively South Fork Stafford Sunny Brae Westhaven Whitethorn
Indian reservations	Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria Big Lagoon Rancheria Blue Lake Rancheria Hupa Rohnerville Rancheria Wiyot Tribe Yurok Indian Reservation
Former settlements	Albeeville Apyu Aranimokw Arekw Atsepar Bald Hills Bracut Brainard Bucksport Calville Camp Grant Centerville Chinits Crannell Dyerville Eshpeu Fruitland Fort Baker Honsading Iaqua Kokaman Kworatem Lone Star Loolego Luffenholtz Martins Ferry Meridian Metropolitan Oketo Opegoi Ore'q Panamenik Pardee's Ranch Pasara Pekwan Pekwuteu Shanamkarak Shregegon Shumig Tsofkara Tsurau West Humboldt
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