Welcome to Agnew ...

Agnew is located in Santa Clara County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Agnew, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Agnew is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Agnew lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Agnew: (408) & (669)<3>

Communities Also Named Agnew ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Agnew - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Manitoba, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Agnew.

Communities near Agnew ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Agnew.

• San Jose
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
  • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <4>
• Fremont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
  • Former names for Fremont:
  • Centerville
  • Irvington
  • Mission San Jose
  • Niles
  • Warm Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Sunnyvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyvale
  • Sunnyvale is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyvale <4>
• Redwood City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood City
  • Redwood City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwood City <4>
• Pleasanton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <4>
• Mountain View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <4>
• Milpitas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milpitas
  • Milpitas is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milpitas <4>
• Union City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
  • Former name for Union City:
  • Decoto
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Palo Alto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
  • Palo Alto is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Alto <4>
• Cupertino
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupertino
  • Cupertino is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cupertino <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Agnew. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Agnew.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Agnew. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Agnew.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Agnew. See our Newspapers Page for Agnew.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Agnew ...

Looking for more information about Agnew? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Agnew, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Agnew.

Adding Agnew to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Agnew in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Agnew was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Agnew post office opened in 1884.

We also found Agnew in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Agnew.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Agnew. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/