Carey is a former settlement in Mendocino County

Mendocino County, California

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, California

California

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. It was located 16 miles (26 km) south of Covelo

Covelo, California

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The Carey post office opened in 1891, changed its name to Jeram in 1896, and closed in 1897. The name Carey honored George R. Carey, its first postmaster. The name Jeram was for Father Jeram who established a Slavonia

Slavonia

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n colony in Eden Valley.