Piercy, California

Piercy is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.[1] It is located on the South Fork of the Eel River, 9 miles (14 km) north-northwest of Leggett,[2] at an elevation of 794 feet (242 m).[1]

Piercy
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°57′59″N 123°47′43″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mendocino County
Elevation [1]	794 ft (242 m)

The first post office at Piercy opened in 1920.[2] The name honors Sam Piercy, who settled there around 1900.[2]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Piercy has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[3]

Notable events

The town hosted the Jerry Garcia Band a number of times throughout the late 1980s to 1990, captured in the 2019 six-CD release titled Electric on the Eel.[4]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Piercy, California
Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 122. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
Climate Summary for Piercy, California
Doyle, Patrick (2019-01-31). "Jerry Garcia Band's Legendary Eel River Shows to Be Released in Box Set". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-09-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Municipalities and communities of Mendocino County, California, United States
County seat: Ukiah
Cities	Fort Bragg Point Arena Ukiah Willits	Mendocino County map
CDPs	Albion Anchor Bay Boonville Brooktrails Calpella Caspar Cleone Comptche Covelo Hopland Laytonville Leggett Little River Manchester Mendocino Philo Potter Valley Redwood Valley Talmage
Unincorporated communities	Andersonia Bell Springs Branscomb Burbeck Cape Horn Crowley Cummings DeCamp Dos Rios Duncan Springs El Roble Elk Fair Oaks Farley Fish Rock Flumeville Glenblair Gualala Hales Grove Hardy Hearst Indian Springs Inglenook Ingram Irmulco Kibesillah Laughlin Longvale Mina Montgomery Nacomis Indian Rancheria Nashmead Navarro Newport Northspur Noyo Oasis Old Hopland Orrs Springs Piercy Pieta Pine Grove Pomo Ridgewood Park Riverdale Shake City Soda Springs (Boonville) Soda Springs (Burbeck) South Fork South Leggett Spyrock The Forks The Oaks Twin Rocks Ukiah Rancheria Upp Vichy Springs Westport Whiskey Springs Whitesboro Yorkville
Indian reservations	Coyote Valley Reservation Guidiville Rancheria Hopland Rancheria Iverson Indian Rancheria Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria Pinoleville Rancheria Potter Valley Rancheria Sherwood Valley Rancheria Redwood Valley Rancheria Round Valley Indian Reservation
Former settlements	Bokea Buldam Cahto Chomchadila Christine Dapishul Kenny Lema Masut Mendocino Indian Reservation Moiya Poonkiny Rockport Shiegho Signal Port Ubakhea Wheeler
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Eel River Watershed
Tributaries	Black Butte River Bull Creek Cedar Creek East Branch South Fork Eel River Middle Fork Eel River North Fork Eel River Outlet Creek Rice Fork Salt River South Fork Eel River Van Duzen River Yager Creek
Communities	Alderpoint Alton Andersonia Bell Springs Benbow Branscomb Bridgeville Carlotta Cooks Valley Covelo Cummings Dinsmore Dos Rios Fernbridge Ferndale Fort Seward Fortuna Garberville Hydesville Laytonville Leggett Loleta Longvale Miranda Myers Flat Pepperwood Phillipsville Piercy Port Kenyon Redcrest Redway Rio Dell Rohnerville Scotia Weott Willits Zenia
Landmarks	Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area Avenue of the Giants Benbow State Recreation Area Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park Highway 101 Humboldt Redwoods State Park Island Mountain Lake Pillsbury Northwestern Pacific Railroad Richardson Grove State Park Scotia Bluffs

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