Welcome to Signal Port (aka 'Hardscratch') ...

Signal Port is located in Mendocino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Signal Port, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Signal Port: Signal Prt.

Signal Port is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Signal Port lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Signal Port: (707)

The community of Signal Port has also been called Hardscratch.

Communities near Signal Port ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Signal Port.

• Point Arena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Arena
  • Point Arena is located in Mendocino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Arena <3>
• Gualala
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gualala
  • Gualala is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gualala <3>
• Stronetta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronetta
  • Stronetta is located in Mendocino County
• Manchester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
• Sea Ranch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Ranch
  • Sea Ranch is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sea Ranch <3>
• Annapolis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Annapolis is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <3>
• Stewarts Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Point
  • Stewarts Point is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewarts Point <3>
• Boonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <3>
• Philo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
  • Philo is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <3>
• Elk
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Elk is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Signal Port. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Signal Port.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Signal Port. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Signal Port.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Signal Port. See our Newspapers Page for Signal Port.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Signal Port ...

Looking for more information about Signal Port? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Signal Port, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Signal Port.

Adding Signal Port to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Signal Port in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Signal Port was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Signal Port post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Signal Port.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Signal Port. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/