Baumberg, California
Baumberg (formerly, Arff Station, Baumberg Station,[2] and Arff[3]) is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California, adjacent to Hayward. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 7 miles (11 km) north-northwest of downtown Newark,[3] at an elevation of 16 feet (4.9 m).
Baumberg | |
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  Baumberg Location in California  Baumberg Baumberg (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°37′15″N 122°06′01″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Alameda County |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
The original name of the place was Arff, which was bestowed in 1877 by the South Pacific Coast Railroad for Frederic Danieh Arff who settled here in 1856.[3] Southern Pacific changed the name to Baumberg (from Baumberger's Salt Works) when it bought out South Pacific Coast in 1887.[3]
References
- "Baumberg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- All "Baumberg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 599. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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