Dougherty, Alameda County, California

Coordinates: 37°42′40″N 121°54′35″W / 37.71111°N 121.90972°W / 37.71111; -121.90972

Dougherty
—  Unincorporated community  —
Dougherty Location in California
Coordinates: 37°42′40″N 121°54′35″W / 37.71111°N 121.90972°W / 37.71111; -121.90972
Country	United States
State	California
County	Alameda County
Elevation[1]	348 ft (106 m)

Dougherty (also, Amador's, Amador Valley, and Dougherty Station)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It is located just north of Dublin,^[2] at an elevation of 348 feet (106 m).

James Witt Dougherty purchased the land here in 1852, including a two-story adobe building.^[2] A community grew up around the adobe, and was first called Amador's and Amador Valley.^[2] The post office arrived in 1860 and renamed the place Dougherty Station.^[2] The southern part of the settlement broke off and became Dublin.^[2] The post office was renamed Dougherty in 1896 and closed in 1908.^[2]

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dougherty, Alameda County, California
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 626. ISBN 9781884995149. 

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dougherty, Alameda County, California