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Bancroft
Bancroft is located in California
Bancroft
Bancroft
Location in California
Country United States
State California
County Contra Costa County
Elevation
89 ft (27 m)
GNIS ID 1657994
FIPS code 06-03770

Bancroft, formerly known as Hookston, is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located on the Sacramento Northern Railroad 2.25 miles (3.6 km) north-northeast of downtown Walnut Creek, at an elevation of 89 feet (27 m). With the name Hookston, the place was on the Oakland, Antioch and Eastern Railroad.

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