Herpoco, California
Hercules | |
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  Hercules Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 38°00′42″N 122°16′16″W / 38.01167°N 122.27111°WCoordinates: 38°00′42″N 122°16′16″W / 38.01167°N 122.27111°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa County |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| GNIS ID[1][2] | 1658743 |
| FIPS code[1][2] | 06-33405 |
Herpoco was an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States.[1] It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 5 miles (8 km) east of Point Pinole in Pinole,[3] at an elevation of 56 feet (17 m).[1] The place was started and named by railroad officials for the Hercules Powder Company.[3]
The Hercules Powder Company located here in 1881. The town of Hercules was incorporated in 1900, and included all the surrounding area.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Hercules (Contra Costa County, California)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
"FIPS55 Data: California". FIPS55 Data. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved May 11, 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help); External link in|work=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 642. ISBN 1-884995-14-4. Search this book on
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