Stokes Landing, California

Coordinates: 37°35′40″N 122°08′49″W / 37.5944°N 122.1469°W / 37.5944; -122.1469 Stokes Landing is a ghost town in Alameda County, California, United States. It was located along Alameda Creek east of Eden Landing.^[1] The name is in honor of James Johnstone Stokes, who founded the place in 1858.^[1] Today the area lies within the city of Hayward, California.

References

1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 668. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Municipalities and communities of Alameda County, California, United States

County seat: Oakland

Cities	Alameda Albany Berkeley Dublin Emeryville Fremont Hayward Livermore Newark Oakland Piedmont Pleasanton San Leandro Union City

CDPs	Ashland Castro Valley Cherryland Fairview San Lorenzo Sunol

Unincorporated communities	Albrae Altamont Asco Baumberg Brightside Brookshire Carpenter Dougherty Dresser East Pleasanton Farwell Hall Station Halvern Kilkare Woods Komandorski Village Lorenzo Station Mattos Mendenhall Springs Midway Mountain House Mowry Landing Radum San Ramon Village Scotts Corner Sorenson Verona

Former settlements	Alden Alisal Alvarado Ann Brooklyn Carnegie Decoto Drawbridge Eden Landing Elliot Goecken Greenville Hacienda Hayward Heath Laddville Larkin's Landing Lynn Mallard Melita Merienda Monte Vista Mount Eden Remillard Robert Russell City Stokes Landing Tesla

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