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Welcome to Drawbridge ...

So far, we found very little information about Drawbridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Drawbridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Drawbridge, please Contact Us.

Drawbridge would have been located within present day Alameda County<2>.



Drawbridge was established in 1876.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Drawbridge is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Drawbridge was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The community of Drawbridge was previously named Saline City.

Communities Also Named Drawbridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Drawbridge - they are located in Delaware, Maryland, Minnesota and New Jersey.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Drawbridge.

Communities near Drawbridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Drawbridge.

  • San Jose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
    • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <4>
  • Fremont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Fremont is located in Alameda County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
    • Former names for Fremont:
    • Centerville
    • Irvington
    • Mission San Jose
    • Niles
    • Warm Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
  • Hayward
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Santa Clara
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Livermore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Redwood City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pleasanton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Milpitas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Drawbridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drawbridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drawbridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drawbridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Drawbridge. See our Newspapers Page for Drawbridge.

The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Drawbridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Alameda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drawbridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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