Cummings | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | California |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Mendocino County |
Coordinates: | 39.8333°N -123.6319°W |
Elevation M: | 405 |
Elevation Ft: | 1329 |
Cummings is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located near U.S. Route 101[1] on Rattlesnake Creek 5miles 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.[2] The name honors Jonathan Cummings, an early settler.