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Alameda County History
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City Names: Because it might be called something different today!
Includes cities, towns, villages, and settlements--past and present
Alameda. City incorporated in 1872
Albany. Incorporated in 1909 (original name: Ocean View)
Alden. Now part of Oakland
Allendale. Now part of Oakland.
Altamont. A village in the Altamont Pass, northeast of Livermore.
Alvarado. Now a part of Union City
Amador (original name of Dublin)
Ashland. Unincorporated area near San Leandro
Berkeley. City incorporated in 1878
Brooklyn. Now a part of Oakland
Castro Valley. Unincorporated town
Centerville. Now a part of Fremont
Cherryland. Unincorporated area near San Leandro
Claremont. Now part of Oakland.
Clinton. Now part of Oakland.
Contra Costa. Original name of Oakland
Decoto. Now a part of Union City
Dimond. Now part of Oakland.
Dougherty. Original name of Dublin, also known as Dougherty's Station.
Drawbridge. Now a ghost town on Station Island near Fremont.
Dublin. Incorporated 1982
Elmhurst. Now part of Oakland.
Emeryville. Incorporated 1896
Encinal. Now a part of Alameda
Fitchburg. Now part of Oakland.
Fremont. Incorporated 1956, from the towns of Centerville, Irvington, Mission San Jose, Niles, and Warm Springs.
Fruitvale. Now a part of Oakland
Golden Gate. Now a part of Oakland
Greenville. Now part of Livermore.
Harrisburg. Now part of Fremont.
Harrisville. An abandoned town in Arroyo Seco east of Livermore.
Hayward. Incorporated 1876
Highland Park. Now part of Oakland.
Irvington. Now a part of Fremont
Klinknerville. Original name of Golden Gate.
Laddsville. Original name of Livermore.
Leona Heights. Now part of Oakland.
Livermore. Incorporated 1876
Lorin. A postal station, now south Berkeley
Lynn. Now part of Oakland.
Melrose. Now part of Oakland.
Midway. An abandoned village in Patterson Pass east of Livermore.
Mission San Jose. Now a part of Fremont.
Montclair. Now part of Oakland.
Mountain House. A village in the Altamont Pass, northeast of Livermore.
Mt. Eden. Now part of Hayward.
Murray Township. One of seven townships into which the county was divided. This comprised the eastern part of the county; including Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton.
Newark. Incorporated 1955
New Haven. Now a part of Union City
Niles. Now a part of Fremont
Oakland. Incorporated 1852
Ocean View. Original name of Albany
Peacock's. Original name of Harrisburg.
Piedmont. Incorporated 1907
Pleasanton, Incorporated 1894
Russell City. Now a part of Hayward
San Antonio. Now a part of Oakland
San Leandro. Incorporated 1872
San Lorenzo. An unincorporated town
Squattersville. Original name of San Lorenzo.
Seminary Park. Now part of Oakland.
Scott's Corner. A village in Sunol Valley.
South Berkeley. Now part of Berkeley.
Sunol. Unincorporated town
Temescal. Now a part of Oakland
Tesla. Now abandoned;
Union City. Incorporated in 1959
Warm Springs. Now a part of Fremont
Washington Corners. Original name of Irvington.
Woodstock. Now part of Alameda.
Zimmerman's. Original name of Mountain House.
Anyone who has additions or corrections, please let me know!
Thanks to Dan Mosier, foremost authority on Alameda County place names, for providing most of the additions, corrections and updates to this list.
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