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Welcome to Hookston ...

Hookston is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

Hookston is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hookston lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Hookston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hookston - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Hookston ...

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

  • Oakland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hayward
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Berkeley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Vallejo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Antioch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <3>
  • Richmond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
  • San Leandro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • San Ramon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Alameda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Hookston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hookston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hookston. 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 Hookston.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hookston ...

Looking for more information about Hookston? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hookston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hookston.

Adding Hookston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hookston in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hookston was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hookston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Contra Costa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hookston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.