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Robert

Ghost town · Alameda County, California

Haywards quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1899, 1:62,500)
Haywards quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1899, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Robert is a ghost town in Alameda County, California. It is one of 13 former communities in Alameda County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Robert as a historical populated place on the San Leandro topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.6769° N, 122.1566° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSan Leandro
Elevation10 ft
Nearest living townSan Lorenzo, CA
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1682729
Coordinates37.67688, -122.15663

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What's there now

Robert is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is San Lorenzo, CA (population 29,453), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 10 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Robert?

Robert is in Alameda County, California, at 37.6769, -122.1566.

How many ghost towns are in Alameda County?

Alameda County, California has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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