Stafford is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located on the south bank of the Eel River 3 miles southeast of Scotia, at an elevation of 138 feet. The town was founded in 1895 or 1896; the name honors Judge Cyrus G. Stafford. The name "Brown" honors Percy Brown, lumber mill owner. An attraction in the area was the Stafford I…Stafford is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located on the south bank of the Eel River 3 miles southeast of Scotia, at an elevation of 138 feet. The town was founded in 1895 or 1896; the name honors Judge Cyrus G. Stafford. The name "Brown" honors Percy Brown, lumber mill owner. An attraction in the area was the Stafford Inn, a converted bunk house from Brown's mill. The inn was destroyed in a flood in 1964.
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