Hookston, California

For the nearby place formerly with this name, see Bancroft, California.
Hookston
Unincorporated community
Hookston

Location in California

Coordinates: 37°56′29″N 122°03′10″W / 37.94139°N 122.05278°W / 37.94139; -122.05278Coordinates: 37°56′29″N 122°03′10″W / 37.94139°N 122.05278°W / 37.94139; -122.05278[1]
Country United States
State California
County Contra Costa County
Elevation[1] 62 ft (19 m)
GNIS ID[1][2] 1658772
FIPS code[1][2] 06-34526

Hookston is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States.[1] It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of downtown Walnut Creek,[3] at an elevation of 62 feet (19 m).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Hookston (Contra Costa County, California)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "FIPS55 Data: California". FIPS55 Data. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  3. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 643. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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