Welcome to Tennant ...
So far, we found very little information about Tennant. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tennant to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tennant, please Contact Us.
Tennant would have been located within present day Santa Clara County<2>.
The location of Tennant has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tennant, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tennant is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Tennant was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Tennant ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Tennant: This one is located in Santa Clara County and the other is located in Siskiyou County.
Beyond California, there are 4 communities that are also named Tennant - they are located in Alabama, Iowa and Louisiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tennant.
Communities near Tennant ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tennant.
- Gilroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
- Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <5>
- Watsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsonville
- Watsonville is located in Santa Cruz County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,673 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsonville <5>
- Los Gatos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Gatos
- Los Gatos is located in Santa Clara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,266 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Gatos <5>
- Capitola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Capitola is located in Santa Cruz County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitola <5>
- San Juan Bautista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Bautista
- San Juan Bautista is located in San Benito County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan Bautista <5>
- Rucker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Rucker is located in Santa Clara County
- Coyote
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
- Coyote is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyote <5>
- Sveadal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadal
- Sveadal is located in Santa Clara County
- New Almaden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Almaden
- New Almaden is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Almaden <5>
- Corralitos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corralitos
- Corralitos is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corralitos <5>
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 Tennant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tennant.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tennant. 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 Tennant.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tennant. See our Newspapers Page for Tennant.
Adding Tennant to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tennant in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tennant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Tennant post office opened in 1871.
We also found Tennant in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tennant.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Tennant, 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 Tennant - 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |