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Likely
Likely - In 1878 when the residents
of Likely petitioned for a post office they submitted the name
of South Fork, for the branch of the Pit River and it was
granted. The post office was short lived and it closed four
years later. In 1886 the residents again petitioned for a post
office and submitted the former name of South Fork. That was
rejected since there was a South Fork Post Office in Humboldt
County. After three more name submissions were rejected, the
residents came up with the name of Likely, as in "the most
likely name to be accepted" and it was. Today it is a small
farming community just north of the Lassen-Modoc County lines
on Highway 365.
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