Briceland | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | California |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | California |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Humboldt County |
Coordinates: | 40.1081°N -123.9°W |
Elevation M: | 181 |
Elevation Ft: | 594 |
Briceland is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is 6miles west of Redway, at an elevation of 594 feet (181 m).
A post office operated at Briceland from 1889 to 1968. The name honors John C. Briceland, who purchased the site in 1889. The town once had a hotel, livery stable, and general store. These businesses were mostly destroyed by fire on July 14, 1914.[1] The area now consists of scattered farms and residences.