Empire, Contra Costa County, California

Coordinates: 38°00′13″N 121°48′54″W / 38.00361°N 121.81500°W / 38.00361; -121.81500

Empire
Former settlement
Empire Location in California
Coordinates: 38°00′13″N 121°48′54″W / 38.00361°N 121.81500°W / 38.00361; -121.81500
Country	United States
State	California
County	Contra Costa County
Elevation^[1]	52 ft (16 m)

Empire is a former settlement in Contra Costa County, California. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Antioch,^[2] at an elevation of 52 feet (16 m).

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Empire, Contra Costa County, California
↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 629. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Empire, Contra Costa County, California

Municipalities and communities of Contra Costa County, California, United States

County seat: Martinez

Cities and towns	Antioch Brentwood Clayton Concord Danville El Cerrito Hercules Lafayette Martinez Moraga Oakley Orinda Pinole Pittsburg Pleasant Hill Richmond San Pablo San Ramon Walnut Creek

CDPs	Acalanes Ridge Alamo Alhambra Valley Bay Point Bayview Bethel Island Blackhawk Byron Camino Tassajara Castle Hill Clyde Contra Costa Centre Crockett Diablo Discovery Bay East Richmond Heights El Sobrante Kensington Knightsen Montalvin Manor Mountain View Norris Canyon North Gate North Richmond Pacheco Port Costa Reliez Valley Rodeo Rollingwood San Miguel Saranap Shell Ridge Tara Hills Vine Hill

Unincorporated communities	Alamo Oaks Arbor Avon Bancroft Bayo Vista Bayview-Montalvin Bixler Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara Bridgehead Canyon Christie Cornwall Crolona Heights Diamond Eastport Four Corners Franklin Canyon Gateley Glen Frazer Hasford Heights Herpoco Hookston Las Juntas Los Medanos Luzon Maltby Marsh Creek Springs McAvoy Meinert Monsanto Muir Neroly Newlove Nichols Oleum Orwood Ozol Rheem Rock City Selby Shore Acres Sobrante Sparkle Stege Tassajara Tormey Valle Vista Valona Waldon Walnut Heights Werner

Ghost towns	Acelanus Ambrose Atchison Eckley Empire Hooper Horse Haven Judsonville Junction Nortonville Ohmer Point of Timber Port Chicago Schmidtville Somersville Stewartville Tammukan West Hartley Winehaven

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