page_title: Crockett, California
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Crockett, California / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Port Costa with railroad ferry terminus
context_page_description: Crockett is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, in the East Bay sub-region of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, United States. The population was 3,094 at the 2010 census. It is located 28 miles northeast of San Francisco. Other nearby communities include Port Costa, Martinez, Vallejo, Benicia, Rodeo, Hercules, Pinole and Richmond.
context_section_description: Crockett is located on the Mexican land grant Rancho El Pinole made to Ygnacio Martinez, and is named after Joseph B. Crockett, a judge on the California Supreme Court. The town started when Thomas Edwards Sr. bought 1,800 acres (730 ha) of land from Judge Crockett in 1866. Edwards built his home in 1867 and when other settlers arrived, he started the first general store in Crockett. Edwards' home still stands and is known as "The Old Homestead", a California Historical Landmark. Crocketville post office was established in 1883, and the name was changed to Crockett later that year.
caption: Crockett in 1898. Note earlier spelling of Karquines.
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