Docas, California

Docas
Former settlement
Docas
Location in California
Coordinates: 36°05′01″N 120°56′53″W / 36.08361°N 120.94806°W / 36.08361; -120.94806Coordinates: 36°05′01″N 120°56′53″W / 36.08361°N 120.94806°W / 36.08361; -120.94806
Country United States
State California
County Monterey County
Elevation[1] 404 ft (123 m)

Docas is a former settlement in Monterey County, California.[1] It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 5 miles (8 km) north-northwest of San Ardo,[2] at an elevation of 404 feet (123 m).[1] It still appeared on USGS maps as of 1943.[1]

The name was coined from the last letters of San Ardo and San Lucas, between which towns Docas is located.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Docas, California
  2. 1 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. 892. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.



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