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Napa is the largest city and county seat of Napa County and a principal city of Wine Country in Northern California. Located in the North Bay region of the Bay Area, the city had a population of 77,480 as of the end of 2021. Napa is a major tourist destination in California, known for its wineries, restaurants, and arts culture.
Napa Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in Napa County in California's Wine Country. It was established by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) on January 27, 1981. Napa Valley is considered one of the premier wine regions in the world. Records of commercial wine production in the region date back to the nineteenth century, but premium wine production dates back only to the 1960s.
Pope Valley is an unincorporated community located in the small valley of the same name in the Vaca Mountains and northern Napa County, California.
Vichy Springs, more fully Napa Vichy Springs is a set of springs in Napa County, California whose water was once bottled and sold in 1898 as Napa Vichy Water. Vichy Springs is situated south of the Silverado Country Club and Milliken Creek on Montecello Road a few miles northeast of Napa.
Oakville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Napa Valley of Napa County, northern California.
Napa Valley College, formerly Napa Junior College and Napa Community College, is a public community college in Napa, California. The tree-lined main campus is on 160 acres (65 ha) overlooking the Napa River and includes a performing arts center, a child development center, a business development center, a Visual Arts Center including a Gallery and Ceramics Studio, and the Napa Valley Vintners Teaching Winery. An Upper Valley Campus in St. Helena includes the Napa Valley Cooking School, training aspiring chefs. In 2014–2015, the total enrollment was about 8,559.
Napa Junction is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 79 feet. Napa Junction is located on the California Northern Railroad, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-southeast of Napa. The junction has connected the railroads of the California Coast Ranges north of San Francisco Bay to the national rail network since completion of the Santa Rosa and Carquinez Railroad in 1888.
Carneros is a former settlement in Napa County, California. It lay at an elevation of 7 feet. Carneros was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Napa Junction.
Collins was an unincorporated community in Napa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 49 feet. Collins is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Napa Junction. In 1992, the community was annexed and incorporated into American Canyon.
Cuttings Wharf is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 7 feet. Cuttings Wharf is located on the Napa River, 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Napa Junction.
Imola is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 7 feet. Imola is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 1.25 miles (2.0 km) south of Napa.
Lokoya is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 1,765 feet. Lokoya is located 9 miles (14.5 km) northwest of Napa.
Lowell was an unincorporated community in Napa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 66 feet. Lowell is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Napa Junction. In 1992, Lowell was annexed and incorporated into American Canyon.
Napa Soda Springs is a set of natural water springs that was the site of a resort in the 1880's in Napa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 705 feet. Napa Soda Springs is located 5 miles (8.0 km) east-southeast of Yountville.
Oak Knoll is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 112 feet. Oak Knoll is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 5 miles (8.0 km) north-northwest of Napa.
Rocktram is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 13 feet. Rocktram is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Napa, at the junction with the Napa Valley Railroad and the Basalt Rock Company rock tram. This area got its name from an overhead tramway between the Basalt Rock Company quarry and a plant located on the Napa River. The tram crossed California State Route 221 near what is now Kaiser Road. Metal containers that hung from a steel cable transported rock from Basalt's quarry on the hills east of the highway to the plant on the river. The rocks were loaded on barges and floated to construction sites from Sacramento to San Francisco. Rocks from Basalt were used in the construction of Treasure Island and most of the Bay Area bridges.
Shipyard Acres was an unincorporated community in Napa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 33 feet. Shipyard Acres is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-southeast of Napa.
Thompson is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 10 feet. Thompson is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northwest of Napa Junction.
Woodleaf is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 390 feet. Woodleaf is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west-northwest of Calistoga.
Coon Island is an island in the Napa River, upstream of San Pablo Bay. It is in Napa County, California, and managed as part of the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area. Its coordinates are 38°11′33″N122°19′24″W, and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 3 ft (0.91 m) in 1981.
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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. 715. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuluka, California
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