Mattos, California

Coordinates: 37°32′46″N 122°01′03″W / 37.54611°N 122.01750°W

Mattos
Unincorporated community
Mattos

Location in California

Coordinates: 37°32′46″N 122°01′03″W / 37.54611°N 122.01750°W
Country United States
State California
County Alameda County
Elevation[1] 39 ft (12 m)

Mattos is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of downtown Newark,[2] at an elevation of 39 feet (12 m).

The name is in honor John Garcia Mattos, Sr., who settled here in 1879.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mattos, California
  2. 2.0 2.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 661. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.