Funeral Homes near Gualala

Facts about the city

Gualala (formerly, Guadala, Walhalla, and Wallala) is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County in the U.S. state of California. It is located north of The Sea Ranch and south of Point Arena, California. Gualala shares its southern border with the southern border of Mendocino County. It is located on the Pacific coast at the mouth of the Gualala River, on State Route 1. It serves as a commercial center for the surrounding area. Gualala was once a logging town, but tourism is now its central economic activity.

Gualala Obituaries

It was written on January 9th, 2014 that Fred Robert Campbell perished in Gualala, California.  Campbell was 95 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Fred Robert's life.

It was reported by San Mateo County Times on March 18th, 2012 that Edwin H Taylor died in Gualala, California.  Taylor was 73 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Edwin H's life.

It was reported by Oakland Tribune on April 24th, 2011 that Joseph Daniel Trbovich died in Gualala, California.  Trbovich was 66 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Joseph Daniel's life.

History

Logging the local Sequoia trees became especially profitable after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, when huge amounts of lumber were needed to rebuild the city. Gualala was once a logging town, but tourism is now its central economic activity.

"Gualala" was the name given to the site of today's Gualala by the Pomo indigneous people. It is located on the Pacific coast at the mouth of the Gualala River, on California State Route 1 Route 1. The literal translation is "coming down water place", or less literally, "riverside," or "where the river meets the sea." The American settlement of Gualala was first established by the construction of a hotel, bar (establishment) and a lumber mill in the 1860s. It serves as a commercial center for the surrounding area.

The official website for the city of Gualala is http://gualala.com.