Stewartville was an

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place in eastern

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that is now a ghost town. It was located northeast of

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, at an elevation of 558 feet (170 m). It was a

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for the nearby coal mines.GhostTowns.com
retrieved September 17, 2007 A post office operated at Stewartville from 1882 to 1902. The place was named for William Stewart, coal mine owner.

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* Ghost towns in California Ghost towns in the San Francisco Bay Area Company towns in California Former settlements in Contra Costa County, California Populated places established in 1882 {{California-ghost-town-stub