Welcome to Alamitos ...

Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County<1>.

The location of Alamitos has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alamitos, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Alamitos is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Alamitos ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Alamitos: This one is located in Santa Clara County and the other is located in Los Angeles County.

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

Communities near Alamitos ...

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

• San Jose
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Sunnyvale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Santa Clara
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • Santa Clara is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clara <4>
• Mountain View
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Cupertino
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Morgan Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Hill
  • Morgan Hill is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Hill <4>
• Campbell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
• Saratoga
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
  • Saratoga is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <4>
• Los Altos
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Altos
  • Los Altos is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Altos <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 Alamitos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alamitos.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alamitos ...

Looking for more information about Alamitos? 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 Alamitos, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alamitos.

Adding Alamitos to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alamitos 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 Alamitos was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alamitos.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alamitos. 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/