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Vulcan Island (also known as Shipyard Island)[1] is a small island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.[7][8][9][10][11] It is part of San Joaquin County, California.[12][13][14][15][16] Its coordinates are 37°59′21″N 121°24′22″W[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 7 ft (2.1 m) in 1981.[1] It appears on a 1952 USGS map of the area.[17]

Vulcan Island
USGS aerial imagery of Vulcan Island
Vulcan Island
Vulcan Island
Vulcan Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates37°59′21″N 121°24′22″W[1]
Adjacent bodies of waterSacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)[2][3][4][5][6]
Highest elevation7 ft (2.1 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State California
CountySan Joaquin

References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vulcan Island
  2. "State Will Auction Two Island Islands". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. 1956-02-05. p. 4.
  3. "State To Sell Two Islands". The Pomona Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. 1956-02-07. p. 10.
  4. "Want Little Isle? Two Are for Sale". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1956-02-12. p. 121.
  5. "Rancher Acquires Vulcan Island in State Auction Sale". Tracy Press. Tracy, California. 1956-03-09. p. 1.
  6. "Stockton Islands Bring $19,000 At State Auction". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1956-03-09. p. 27.
  7. "A Record Of Accomplishment In Waterway Campaign". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1920-10-22. p. 8.
  8. "Wright Tract (Including Vulcan Island)". Stockton Independent. Stockton, California. 1936-08-21. p. 8.
  9. "Son of Fairchild Teacher Stand-In for "Huck Finn"". Tracy Press. Tracy, California. 1959-10-08. p. 19.
  10. "Delta Memories". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. 1972-12-18. p. 19.
  11. "Channel Star Sails Again". The Hanford Sentinel. Hanford, California. 1974-09-04. p. 22.
  12. "News of the water front". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. 1907-03-24. p. 59.
  13. "Mortgages". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1914-01-14. p. 9.
  14. "Mortgages". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1915-07-26. p. 7.
  15. "Washington report features airplane view of harbor". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1920-01-31. p. 9.
  16. "Ordinance No. 1103". Stockton Daily Independent. Stockton, California. 1928-12-29. p. 11.
  17. United States Geological Survey (1952). "Holt Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.


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