Shively, California

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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}

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Shively (formerly Shiveley, Bluff Prairie, and Paradise) is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located {{convert|2.25|mi|km|1}} north-northwest of Redcrest,{{California's Geographic Names|142}} at an elevation of 144 feet (44 m), on the right bank of the Eel River.

A post office operated at Shively from 1906 to 1965.

Like neighboring Pepperwood, Shively was once a center for farm produce including corn, cucumbers, and tomatoes.{{cite news |last=Genzoli |first=Andrew |date=10 Sep 1968 |title=Pepperwood-Shively Produce |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/47125725/?terms=shively&match=1 |work=The Times Standard |location=Eureka, CA |access-date=8 Jan 2024}} Also like Pepperwood, it was mostly destroyed in the Christmas flood of 1964.{{cite news |author= |date=28 Dec 1964 |title=Single residence left at Shively; 68 now homeless |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/22087820/?terms=shively&match=1 |work=Eureka Humboldt Standard |location=Eureka, CA |access-date=8 Jan 2024}} A few farms and residences remain today.