Dougherty, Alameda County, California
Place
Dougherty (also, Amador's, Amador Valley, and Dougherty Station) is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It is located just north of Dublin, at an elevation of 348 feet (106 m).James Witt Dougherty purchased the land here in 1852, including a two-story adobe building. A community grew up around the adobe, and was first called Amador's and Amador Valley after Jose Maria Amador the original owner of Rancho San Ramon (Amador).