Stewartville, California

37°56′47″N 121°50′55″W

Stewartville
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°56′47″N 121°50′55″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Contra Costa County
Elevation [1]	558 ft (170 m)

Stewartville was an unincorporated place in eastern Contra Costa County, California that is now a ghost town. It was located 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Mount Diablo,^[2] at an elevation of 558 feet (170 m). It was a mining town for the nearby coal mines.^[3]

A post office operated at Stewartville from 1882 to 1902.^[2] The place was named for William Stewart, coal mine owner.^[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewartville, California
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. 707. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
3. GhostTowns.com, retrieved September 17, 2007

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewartville, California