Docas, California

Docas
Former settlement
Docas Location in California
Coordinates: 36°05′01″N 120°56′53″W / 36.08361°N 120.94806°W / 36.08361; -120.94806Coordinates: 36°05′01″N 120°56′53″W / 36.08361°N 120.94806°W / 36.08361; -120.94806
Country	United States
State	California
County	Monterey County
Elevation^[1]	404 ft (123 m)

Docas is a former settlement in Monterey County, California.^[1] It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 5 miles (8 km) north-northwest of San Ardo,^[2] at an elevation of 404 feet (123 m).^[1] It still appeared on USGS maps as of 1943.^[1]

The name was coined from the last letters of San Ardo and San Lucas, between which towns Docas is located.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Docas, California
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. 892. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Municipalities and communities of Monterey County, California, United States

County seat: Salinas

Cities	Carmel-by-the-Sea Del Rey Oaks Gonzales Greenfield King City Marina Monterey Pacific Grove Salinas Sand City Seaside Soledad

CDPs	Aromas‡ Boronda Bradley Carmel Valley Village Castroville Chualar Del Monte Forest Elkhorn Las Lomas Lockwood Moss Landing Pajaro Pine Canyon Prunedale San Ardo San Lucas Spreckels

Unincorporated communities	Ambler Park Blanco Bolsa Knolls Bryson Camphora Carmel Highlands Coburn Confederate Corners Cooper Corral de Tierra Dean East Garrison Elsa Fort Romie Gabilan Acres Gorda Harlem Jamesburg Jolon Lonoak Lucia Martinus Corner Metz Millers Ranch Molus Moss Nacimiento Nashua Natividad Neponset Notleys Landing Oak Hills Old Hilltown Pacific Grove Acres Parkfield Pebble Beach Penvir Plaskett Pleyto Posts Robles Del Rio Royal Oaks San Benancio Slates Hot Springs Spence Spreckels Junction Sycamore Flat Tassajara Hot Springs Valleton Watsonville Junction Welby Wunpost

Ghost towns	Achasta Animpayamo Carmelito Docas Dunbarton Eagle Eslanagan Fort Ord Village Gabilan Gem Griswold Guayusta Imusdale Kakonkaruk Kalindaruk Kulul Lukaiasta Manchester Paisin Quina Sans Sapaywis Seama Soccorondo Steloglamo Subazama Tecolom Teshaya Tetachoya Tiubta Tukutnut Upland Vega Veratina Wachanaruka Zassalete Zumblito

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county

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