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Welcome to Empire ...So far, we found very little information about Empire. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Empire to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Empire, please Contact Us. Empire would have been located within present day Contra Costa County<2>. The location of Empire has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While the community is gone, the present day location for Empire is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Empire was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Empire would have been located in the (209) area code. Communities Also Named Empire ...While we believe that this Empire is located in Contra Costa County, we know of another 3 California communities named Empire. Those communities are located in the following counties: Mendocino, Sierra and Stanislaus County. Beyond California, there are 34 communities that are also named Empire - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and West Virginia (3). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Empire. Communities near Empire ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Empire.
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 Empire. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Empire. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Empire. 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 Empire. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Empire. See our Newspapers Page for Empire. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Contra Costa County: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/ The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/ Footnotes ...
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