Country United States County Contra Costa County FIPS code 06-33405 | State California GNIS ID 1658743 Elevation 17 m | |
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Herpoco was an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 5 miles (8 km) east of Point Pinole in Pinole, at an elevation of 56 feet (17 m). The place was started and named by railroad officials for the Hercules Powder Company.
Map of Hercules, CA 94547, USA
The Hercules Powder Company located here in 1881. The town of Hercules was incorporated in 1900, and included all the surrounding area. The Herpoco reference has fallen into disuse, and is now found almost exclusively on USGS maps, as well as Google.
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Herpoco, California Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA