Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Alma in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alma. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alma listed first.
- Patchen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Los Gatos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Glenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saratoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zayante
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boulder Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Lomond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Alamitos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Almaden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Felton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- San Jose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- College Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- College Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Santa Clara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrence is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Bonny Doon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Soquel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Santa Cruz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Capitola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Agnew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Alma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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