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Do you know of Shell Point ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Shell Point. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Shell Point.<1>

Our source wasn't clear whether Shell Point was a community, a post office or a post office located in a community and having the same name.<2> While we don't have its location, we believe that Shell Point would be found somewhere in Contra Costa County, California.

Communities Also Named Shell Point ...

We found three communities that share the name Shell Point.

Within California, the name Shell Point is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Shell Point [Hillsborough County].
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Shell Point [Beaufort County].
      • Charleston County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Shell Point [Charleston County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Shell Point ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Shell Point:

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2002
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Shell Point.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 06/71358   (Place Name: Shell Point)

County: Contra Costa     (FIPS State/County: 06/013)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Shell Point) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Contra Costa County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Contra Costa County.

AcelanusJersey
Alhambra ValleyJudsonville
  
Bayview - MontalvinLeisure World
Bayview Park 
Bella VistaMalott
BellaireMira Vista
Berkeley HighlandsMontair
Byron Hot SpringsMount View
  
Cameo AcresNevada Dock
Canyon 
Casa CorreoOrinda Park
Clayburn 
CollierParchester Village
Columbia ParkPleasant Hills
CrockettvillePoint Of Timber
  
Dollar RanchSans Crainte
Du PontSherwood Forest
 Sommersville
East AntiochSycamore
El Monte 
El PuebloTewksbury Heights
 Todos Santos
Frazerville 
 Vallejo Junction
GalindoVine Hill - Pacheco
Greenbrook 
GreenspotWalnut Creek West
 Wildcat Canyon
HerdlynWinehaven
  
Idylwood AcresYgnacio Valley
  
Jersey LandingZee

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.









 

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