Selby | |
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Coordinates: 38°03′24″N122°14′38″W / 38.05667°N 122.24389°W Coordinates: 38°03′24″N122°14′38″W / 38.05667°N 122.24389°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Contra Costa County |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
GNIS ID [1] [2] | 1659623 |
FIPS code [1] [2] | 06-70868 |
Selby is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California. [1]
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Contra Costa County is a county in the state of California in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,049,025. The county seat is Martinez. It occupies the northern portion of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, and is primarily suburban. The county's name is Spanish for "opposite coast", referring to its position on the other side of the bay from San Francisco. Contra Costa County is included in the San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The San Francisco Bay Area is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bay estuaries in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. Although the exact boundaries of the region vary depending on the source, the Bay Area is defined by the Association of Bay Area Governments to include the nine counties that border the aforementioned estuaries: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, and San Francisco. Other sources may exclude parts of or even entire counties, or expand the definition to include neighboring counties that don't border the bay such as San Benito, San Joaquin, and Santa Cruz.
The town is located on the Carquinez Strait where its enters San Pablo Bay, across from Vallejo. The town at an elevation of 20 feet (6 m). [1]
The Carquinez Strait is a narrow tidal strait in northern California. It is part of the tidal estuary of the Sacramento and the San Joaquin rivers as they drain into the San Francisco Bay. The strait is eight miles (13 km) long and connects Suisun Bay, which receives the waters of the combined rivers, with San Pablo Bay, a northern extension of the San Francisco Bay.
San Pablo Bay is a tidal estuary that forms the northern extension of San Francisco Bay in the East Bay and North Bay regions of the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California.
Vallejo is a waterfront city in Solano County, California, located in the North Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area. Vallejo is geographically the closest North Bay city to the inner East Bay, so it is sometimes associated with that region. Its population was 115,942 at the 2010 census. It is the tenth most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the largest in Solano County. Vallejo sits on the northeastern shore of San Pablo Bay, 30 miles north of San Francisco, the northwestern shore of the Carquinez Strait and the southern end of the Napa River, 15 miles south of Napa. The city is named after General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, a native Californio, leading proponent of California's statehood, and one of the first members of the California State Senate; the neighboring city of Benicia is named for his wife, Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo.
It is next to Rodeo, on the Southern Pacific Railroad, and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west-northwest of Martinez. [3]
Rodeo is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Contra Costa County, California, in the East Bay sub-region of the San Francisco Bay Area, on the eastern shore of San Pablo Bay, 25 miles northeast of San Francisco. The population was 8,679 at the 2010 census. The town is named for the livestock roundups common in the late 19th century. Cattle from the surrounding hills were regularly driven down through the old town to a loading dock on the shoreline of San Pablo Bay for shipment to slaughterhouses, a practice which continued through the early 20th century. The town of Rodeo is served by the Interstate 80 freeway and State Route 4. The Southern Pacific Railroad main line passes through Rodeo. Rodeo has not been a stop on the railroad since the 1950s.
Martinez is a city in and the county seat of Contra Costa County, California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 35,824 at the 2010 census. The downtown is notable for its large number of preserved old buildings and antique shops. Martinez is located on the southern shore of the Carquinez Strait in the San Francisco Bay Area, directly facing the city center of Benicia and the southeastern end of Vallejo, California.
Selby is located on the 19th century Mexican land grant Rancho El Pinole site, that was made to Ygnacio Martinez.
Rancho El Pinole was a 17,761-acre (71.88 km2) Mexican land grant along Carquinez Strait in present-day Contra Costa County, California.
A post office operated at Selby from 1886 to 1967. [3] The name honors Prentiss Selby, its first postmaster. [3]
Al Zampa, a bridge construction worker who played an integral role in the construction of numerous San Francisco Bay Area bridges, was born here in 1905. The suspension bridge unit of the twin Carquinez Bridge is officially called the Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge, completed in 2003 to the east of town.
Alfred Zampa was a United States bridge worker who played an integral role in the construction of numerous San Francisco Bay Area bridges during the early twentieth century. He was most notable for being one of the first people to survive falling off the Golden Gate Bridge. He was a charter member of the Half Way to Hell Club, whose members are the men who fell from the Golden Gate Bridge and were saved by the nets.
The Carquinez Bridge is a pair of parallel bridges spanning the Carquinez Strait at the northeastern end of San Francisco Bay. They form the part of Interstate 80 between Crockett and Vallejo, California. The name Carquinez Bridge originally referred to a single cantilever bridge built in 1927, which was part of the direct route between San Francisco and Sacramento. A second parallel cantilever bridge was completed in 1958 to deal with the increased traffic. Later, seismic problems made the 1927 span unsafe in case of an earthquake, and led to the construction, and 2003 opening, of a replacement: a suspension bridge officially named the Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge, in memory of iron worker Al Zampa, who played an integral role in the construction of numerous San Francisco Bay Area bridges. The Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge carries westbound traffic from Vallejo to Crockett, and the 1958 cantilever span carries eastbound traffic.
Suisun Bay is a shallow tidal estuary in northern California. It lies at the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, forming the entrance to the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, an inverted river delta. Suisun Marsh, the tidal marsh land to the north, is the largest marsh in California. Grizzly Bay forms a northern extension of Suisun Bay. The bay is directly north of Contra Costa County.
Canyon, formerly known as Sequoya, is an unincorporated community located near the border of Contra Costa and Alameda counties, in the U.S. state of California. It is situated between Oakland and Moraga in the San Francisco Bay Area. The community is named for its location in the upper canyon of San Leandro Creek along the eastern slope of the Berkeley Hills. Canyon lies at an elevation of 1138 feet.
Tormey, formerly known as El Cierbo, is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located between Rodeo and Crockett on the edge of the ConocoPhillips oil refinery in Rodeo. It is 6.5 miles (10 km) west-northwest of Martinez, at an elevation of 20 feet. The community is home to several dozen homes and the former offices of the John Swett Unified School District. Originally a company town for management and refinery workers at the Selby Smelter, American Smelting and Refining Company. Tormey is located astride old U.S. Route 40, now San Pablo Avenue. Old County Road offshoots from it and at the end there is a water reservoir. The former Southern Pacific Railroad and now its new owner since 1996, the Union Pacific Railroad, skirts the bayshore side of Tormey. In the 1940s and 50's the Tormey Store served many of the grocery needs of the residents. The Hogg family managed the store with its single gasoline pump for many years. Although the area is unincorporated, many times it is referred to as being in the Crockett hills, or simply "the village", or the "refinery village". The ZIP Code is 94547. The community is inside area code 510. The town is named for Patrick Tormey, who purchased the property from the Ygnacio Martinez Rancho El Pinole estate.
Shore Acres is a suburban Unincorporated community in eastern Contra Costa County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, part of the Bay Point CDP and adjacent to the Concord Naval Weapons Station. Bus service is provided by Tri-Delta Transit and connects the community with job centers in Concord and BART in Bay Point. The ZIP Code is 94565 and the CDP has a population of 21,349. The community is inside area code 925. 60% of residents of the zip code spoke English as their primary language, while 40% did not, of those who did not, 27% spoke Spanish, 6% spoke Tagalog, and 1% spoke Vietnamese, the remaining 6% spoke other languages none of which were spoken by more than 1% of the population.
Bayo Vista is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located 6 miles (10 km) east-northeast of Pinole, at an elevation of 16 feet. It lies adjacent to Rodeo in the 94572 zip code and area code 510.
Glen Frazer, formerly known as Frazerville, is an unincorporated farming community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located 8 miles (13 km) north of Orinda, at an elevation of 295 feet. It was the name of the train station used by the Santa Fe Railroad. It is located along Franklin Canyon Road about 100 yards east of McHarry Ranch Rd. The sign marking the location of the old station disappeared in the mid 1990's and was near the town of Martinez, CA. The BNSF Railway still runs along the canyon and past this location. The train rightofway was donated to the Santa Fe Railroad by the George Frazer, but there never was a person named Glen Frazer. It was named Glen because it sat in a glen.
Ozol is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west-northwest of Martinez, at an elevation of 7 feet. The ZIP Code is 94553. The community is inside area code 925.
Valona is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located in the bluffs above Crockett, 5.5 miles (9 km) west-northwest of Martinez, at an elevation of 62 feet. The similar village of Selby is located nearby. The ZIP Code is 94525. The community is inside area code 510.
Werner is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 5 miles (8 km) east of Brentwood, at an elevation of 10 feet. The ZIP Code is 94514. The community is inside area code 925.
Alamo Oaks is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located in the hills near Alamo in the San Ramon Valley. It lies at an elevation of 515 feet. The ZIP Code is 94507. The community is inside area code 925.
Christie is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 4 miles (6.4 km) west-southwest of Martinez, at an elevation of 292 feet. It is located in the hills between Hercules and Martinez, accessible via State Route 4. The ZIP Code is 94553. The community is inside area code 925.
Avon, formerly known as Associated and Marsh, is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east-northeast of Martinez, at an elevation of 10 feet.
Maltby is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Martinez, at an elevation of 16 feet.
Monsanto is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Martinez, at an elevation of 13 feet.
Bridgehead is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located on the south bank of the San Joaquin River 3.25 miles (5.2 km) east of Antioch, at an elevation of 36 feet. The Antioch Bridge crosses the river at this point, hence the name.
Herpoco was an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 5 miles (8 km) east of Point Pinole in Pinole, at an elevation of 56 feet. The place was started and named by railroad officials for the Hercules Powder Company.
Luzon, formerly known as Lutzon, is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 6.25 miles (10 km) west of Martinez, at an elevation of 95 feet. The place was named after Luzon island in the Philippines.
Oleum was an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States, located between the City of Hercules and the unincorporated town of Rodeo. It was a small company town, with housing for Union Oil company workers, hence the name, derived from "petroleum". The refinery still exists.
John V. Robinson is an American writer and photojournalist who specializes in photographing heavy construction work with a focus on bridge construction and the men and women who do the work. Robinson goes onto construction sites and does detailed photo essays of the iron workers, pile drivers, carpenters, laborers, and crane operators who do this demanding and dangerous work. He frequently collects oral histories of the workers.
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