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Welcome to Chinatown ...

So far, we found very little information about Chinatown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Chinatown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chinatown, please Contact Us.

Chinatown would have been located within present day Santa Clara County<2>.


The location of Chinatown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While the community is gone, the present day location for Chinatown is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Chinatown was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Chinatown ...

While we believe that this Chinatown is located in Santa Clara County, we know of another 4 California communities named Chinatown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alameda, Amador, Mono and San Francisco County.

Beyond California, there are 11 communities that are also named Chinatown - they are located in Hawaii, Illinois (2), Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada and New York.

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

Communities near Chinatown ...

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

  • Fremont
    (15 miles [24.1 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 <5>
  • Sunnyvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Santa Clara
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mountain View
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Milpitas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Union City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • Palo Alto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cupertino
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Newark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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 Chinatown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chinatown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chinatown. 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 Chinatown.

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chinatown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Clara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chinatown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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