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Uvas Canyon County Park is a 1,147-acre (464 ha) natural park located in upper Uvas Canyon on the eastern side of the Santa Cruz Mountains, west of Morgan Hill, California. The park has several small waterfalls, some of which flow perennially, that feed into tributaries confluent with Uvas Creek. The park is part of the Santa Clara County Parks System, and facilitates picnics, hiking and overnight camping. It is one of the few parks in the area that allows dogs in the campgrounds.
Bell Station is an unincorporated community located along State Route 152 between Casa de Fruta and Pacheco Pass near the southeast extent of Santa Clara County, California.
Rucker is a historic district in unincorporated community Santa Clara County, California located halfway along the five miles of Monterey Highway between Gilroy, California and San Martin. The name is official, but not in common use among locals today. Its elevation is listed as 235 feet above mean sea level (AMSL) and NAD27 coordinates are given as 37°03′15″N121°35′28″W. Supporting the name are local geographic features, Rucker Avenue, Rucker School (K-6), and Rucker Creek. The community was part of the Mexican land grant Rancho San Francisco de las Llagas.
Don Castro Regional Recreation Area is a regional park located in Hayward, California. It is part of the East Bay Regional Parks system.
Stewartville was an unincorporated place in eastern Contra Costa County, California that is now a ghost town. It was located 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Mount Diablo, at an elevation of 558 feet. It was a mining town for the nearby coal mines.
West Hartley was an unincorporated community in eastern Contra Costa County, California. It was located 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Mount Diablo, at an elevation of 440 feet. It is now a ghost town. It was a mining town for the nearby coal mines.
Judsonville was a city in eastern Contra Costa County, California. It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Stewartville, which is now a ghost town. It was a mining town for the nearby coal mines.
Irish Town is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2,270 feet.
Nelson is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southeast of Durham, at an elevation of 121 feet. Nelson's first post office was established in 1873; its zip code is 95958. The place was founded in 1873 by the California and Oregon Railroad Company and named for an early settler, A.D. Nelson.
Nimshew is a former mining town in Butte County, California, formed to house workers at the nearby Nimshew gold mine. It lies at an elevation of 2507 feet. It had a post office from 1880 to 1923. It is now a neighborhood of Magalia.
Elliot is a former settlement in Alameda County, California. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Livermore, at an elevation of 374 feet. It still appeared on maps as of 1906.
Greenville is a former settlement in Alameda County, California. It was located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Altamont, at an elevation of 584 feet. The name is in honor of John Green, first store owner here.
Merienda is a former settlement in Niles Canyon, in Alameda County, California. It lay at an elevation of 112 feet. It still appeared on maps as of 1906. In 1917, the people moved to Alston, which in turn became Dresser.
Midway is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California, 6 miles (9.7 km) south-southeast of Altamont. It lies at an elevation of 358 feet. A post office operated in Midway from 1870 to 1918.
San Ramon Village is a historical unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It was located north-northeast of Dublin, at an elevation of 354 feet. It is now a neighborhood within the city of Dublin.
Scotts Corner is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) east-southeast of Sunol, at an elevation of 259 feet. The name is in honor of Thomas Scott, Sr., who opened a store here in the 1850s.
Timba is a small unincorporated town in Stanislaus County, California, United States, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Newman. Timba is located at 37°20′34″N121°01′52″W.
Edward F. Ricketts State Marine Conservation Area is one of four small marine protected areas located near the cities of Monterey and Pacific Grove, at the southern end of Monterey Bay on California’s central coast. The four areas together encompass 2.96 square miles (7.7 km2). Within SMCAs fishing and take of all living marine resources is prohibited except the recreational take of finfish by hook-and-line and the commercial take of giant and bull kelp under certain conditions.
Kern Canyon is a canyon and stream in Stanislaus County, California. The mouth of the stream of Kern Canyon is located at an elevation of 302 feet / 92 meters just beyond the mouth of the Canyon on the west side of Interstate 5 in California. Its source is located at 37°28′59″N121°17′00″W at an elevation of 1,725 feet / 526 meters in the Diablo Range.
Isabel Valley is a valley in the Diablo Range in Santa Clara County, California. It is also known as Santa Ysabel Valley.
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- 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. 638. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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Coordinates: 37°43′30″N121°41′31″W / 37.725°N 121.692°W
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