Stokes Landing, California

Stokes Landing is a ghost town in Alameda County, California, United States. Stokes Landing 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. 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.


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