Mococo
Mococo is a former unincorporated community, now annexed to the city of Martinez, located in Contra Costa County, East Bay region, California. It became known as Mococo following the 1905 arrival of a smelting works, operated by the Mountain Copper Company.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in California, United States of America
- Also known as: “Lewis” and “Mococo, Martinez, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Martinez station and Waterbird Regional Preserve.
Martinez station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Martinez station is an Amtrak passenger train station in Martinez, California, United States. Located at the west end of downtown Martinez, the station has one side platform and one island platform, which serve three of the four tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad Martinez Subdivision.
Waterbird Regional Preserve
Park
Waterbird Regional Preserve is a 192 acres regional park located in Contra Costa County, California, adjacent to the city of Martinez. It is part of the East Bay Regional Park District.
Forester
Disaster remains
Photo: Rob Hodgkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Forester was a schooner vessel constructed in Alameda in November 1900. The construction was overseen by Captain Otto Daeweritz who served as the only captain of the vessel during the Forester's 75 year history. Forester is situated 1½ miles west of Mococo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountain View and Martinez.
Mountain View
Village
Mountain View is a census designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 2,622 at the 2020 census.
Martinez
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Martinez is in the outer East Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Martinez has easy access to nature, so it's no wonder the famed naturalist John Muir decided to settle here.
Vine Hill
Village
Vine Hill is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 4,323 at the 2020 census. It is located 2.25 miles east of downtown Martinez. Vine Hill is situated 2 miles southeast of Mococo.
Mococo
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.02548° or 38° 1′ 32″ northLongitude
-122.11608° or 122° 6′ 58″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
84CV2VGM+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 150979221OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Mococo” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Mococo, Martinez, California”
- Irish: “Mococo”
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Localities in the Area
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