Welcome to Mount Eden ...

Mount Eden is located in Alameda County<1>.

Mount Eden was established in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Eden: Mt. Eden

Mount Eden is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Mount Eden ...

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

Communities near Mount Eden ...

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

• San Francisco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco
  • San Francisco is located in San Francisco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 866,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Francisco <3>
• Oakland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <3>
• Fremont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Sunnyvale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyvale
  • Sunnyvale is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyvale <3>
• Berkeley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <3>
• Daly City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daly City
  • Daly City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daly City <3>
• San Mateo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mateo
  • San Mateo is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Mateo <3>
• Livermore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <3>
• San Leandro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leandro
  • San Leandro is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Leandro <3>
• Redwood City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood City
  • Redwood City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwood City <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Eden ...

Looking for more information about Mount Eden? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Eden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Eden.

Adding Mount Eden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Eden 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 Mount Eden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mount Eden post office opened in 1862.

We also found Mount Eden in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Eden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Eden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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