Laughlin is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 7.5 miles (12Â km) west-southwest of Potter Valley, at an elevation of 863 feet (263 m).
A post office operated at Laughlin for a time in 1892, and from 1903 to 1911. The name honors James H. Laughlin, Jr., a landowner.
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