Asco, California

Asco
—  Unincorporated community  —
Asco
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State California
County Alameda County
Elevation[1] 351 ft (107 m)

Asco is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Livermore,[2] at an elevation of 351 feet (107 m). The name comes from the Alameda Sugar Company (ASC) that raised crops there, including sugar beets, from 1899 to 1917.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Asco, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 597. ISBN 9781884995149.