Luzon, California

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Coordinates: 38°00′52″N 122°15′05″W / 38.01444°N 122.25139°W / 38.01444; -122.25139

Luzon
Unincorporated community
Luzon
Location in California
Coordinates: 38°00′52″N 122°15′05″W / 38.01444°N 122.25139°W / 38.01444; -122.25139
Country United States
State California
County Contra Costa County
Elevation[1] 89 ft (27 m)

Luzon (formerly, Lutzon) is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 6.25 miles (10 km) west of Martinez,[2] at an elevation of 89 feet (27 m). The place was named after Luzon island in the Philippines.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Luzon, California
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 658. ISBN 9781884995149. 
Municipalities and communities of Contra Costa County, California, United States
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