Place:Willits, Mendocino, California, United States

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NameWillits
TypeCity
Coordinates39.404°N 123.351°W
Located inMendocino, California, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Little Lake Cemetery
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Willits (formerly Little Lake and Willitsville) is a city in Mendocino County, California, United States.[1] It is located about north-northwest of Ukiah, at an elevation of .[1] The population was 4,988 at the 2020 census.[2] Willits is at the center of Mendocino County and at the beginning of the county's extensive redwood forests as approached by Highway 101 from the south. It is called the "Heart of Mendocino County" and the "Gateway to the Redwoods". The Pomo tribe lived in the area before the settlers came, and the Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California is headquartered just west of Willits.

An arch stands in the center of Willits featuring the slogans "Gateway to the Redwoods" and "Heart of Mendocino County". The arch is the repurposed second version of the Reno Arch. Reno donated the arch to Willits in 1995.

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