Mount Diablo Silverado Council - Districts

Districts

  • Aklan District
  • Black Diamond District
  • Chief Solano District
  • Herms District
  • Iron Horse District
  • Lake District
  • Marsh Creek District
  • Meridian District
  • Muir District
  • Napa Valley District
  • Silver Gate District
  • In 2011 the Black Diamond and Marsh Creek districts merged to form the Diablo Sunrise District
  • ScoutReach District (Not listed as a current district on Council web site.)

Further Information: Mt. DIablo Silverado Council Districts, Scoutreach

Notes on District Names:

  • The name Aklan appears to be derived from the word ″Saclan″ which is the name of the language spoken by the Bay Miwok.
  • The Black Diamond District appears to be named after the Black Diamond Mines. The Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve is located in this district.
  • The Chief Solano District is named after Chief Solano.
  • The Herms District and Camp Herms are named after Professor Emeritus (University of California, Berkeley) and Lieutenant-Colonel William (“Billy”) Brodbeck Herms (1876–1949). He was a founding Council Executive Board Member (in 1916) and also the Council President (1926–1949).
  • The Iron Horse District appears to be named after the railroad that passed through it. Part of the Iron Horse Regional Trail is located in this district.
  • The Meridian DIstrict appears to be named after the Mount Diablo Meridian that runs north-south through the district.
  • The Muir District appears to be named after John Muir (1838–1914). The John Muir National Historic Site is located in the Muir District.
  • ScoutReach is not a geographically defined district.

External Links (non-council):

  • Aklan District
  • Black Diamond District
  • Chief Solano District
  • Herms District
  • Iron Horse District
  • Lake District
  • Marsh Creek District
  • Meridian District
  • Muir District
  • Napa Valley District
  • Silver Gate District

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