Scotts Corner, California

Coordinates: 37°35′20″N 121°52′16″W / 37.58889°N 121.87111°W / 37.58889; -121.87111

Scotts Corner
Unincorporated community
Scotts Corner
Scotts Corner

Location in California

Coordinates: 37°35′20″N 121°52′16″W / 37.58889°N 121.87111°W / 37.58889; -121.87111
Country United States
State California
County Alameda County
Elevation[1] 259 ft (79 m)

Scotts Corner (formerly, Scott's Corner) is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) east-southeast of Sunol,[2] at an elevation of 259 feet (79 m).

The name is in honor of Thomas Scott, Sr., who opened a store here in the 1850s.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scotts Corner, California
  2. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 700. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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