Welcome to Tesla ...
So far, we found very little information about Tesla. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tesla to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tesla, please Contact Us.
Tesla would have been located within present day Alameda County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Tesla, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tesla, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Time Zone: The area where Tesla was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Tesla still existed, it would have been in the (925) area code.
Communities Also Named Tesla ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tesla - it's located in West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tesla.
Communities near Tesla ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tesla.
- Tracy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <4>
- Livermore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- 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 <4>
- Pleasanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Pleasanton is located in Alameda County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <4>
- Dublin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Alameda County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,936 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
- Altamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Laddville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Wainwright Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wainwright Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainwright Village
- Wainwright Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Lyoth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Banta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Banta is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banta <4>
- Byron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Byron is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <4>
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 Tesla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tesla.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tesla. 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 Tesla.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tesla. See our Newspapers Page for Tesla.
Adding Tesla to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tesla in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tesla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Tesla post office opened in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tesla.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Tesla, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |