Stokes Landing, California

Coordinates: 37°35′40″N 122°08′49″W / 37.5944°N 122.1469°W Stokes Landing is a ghost town in Alameda County, California, United States. It was located along Alameda Creek east of Eden Landing.[1] The name is in honor of James Johnstone Stokes, who founded the place in 1858.[1] Today the area lies within the city of Hayward, California.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 668. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.