Asco, California

Asco is an unincorporated community in the Amador Valley, now part of Pleasanton in Alameda County, California.

Asco
Unincorporated community
Asco
Location in California
Asco
Asco (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°40′59″N 121°52′22″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyAlameda County
Elevation351 ft (107 m)

It is located on the former right of way of the Southern Pacific Railroad (now the Iron Horse Regional Trail) 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Livermore,[2] at an elevation of 351 feet (107 m).

History

The name comes from the Alameda Sugar Company (ASC), which later changed its name to Holly Sugar Company. The company raised crops there, including sugar beets, from 1899 until the mid-20th century.[2][3]

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References
  1. "Asco". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 597. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. Hartman, Louise. "It's Harvest Time". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 21 May 2014.



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