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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ben Lomond had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ben Lomond, with the one closest to Ben Lomond listed first.
- Felton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zayante
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boulder Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonny Doon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Patchen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Cruz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Soquel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Capitola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aptos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Los Gatos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Almaden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Campbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corralitos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alamitos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- San Jose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Clara
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pescadero
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- College Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- College Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Lawrence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lawrence is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Mountain View
(20 miles [32.2 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 Ben Lomond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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