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Welcome to Alisal ...

Alisal is located in Monterey County<1>.

Alisal was established in 1886.

Alisal is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Alisal ...

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

  • Watsonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollister
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seaside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Monterey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Marina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
    • Marina is located in Monterey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <3>
  • Pacific Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Gonzales
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • San Juan Bautista
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Del Rey Oaks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey Oaks
    • Del Rey Oaks is located in Monterey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alisal ...

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

Adding Alisal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alisal 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 Alisal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Alisal post office opened in 1866.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alisal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Monterey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alisal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/