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 Bitterwater had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bitterwater, with the one closest to Bitterwater listed first.
- Lonoak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonoak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoak
- Lonoak is located in Monterey County
- San Benito
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
- San Benito is located in San Benito County
- Metz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Metz is located in Monterey County
- King City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Llanada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Llanada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llanada
- Llanada is located in San Benito County
- San Lucas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Idria ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Idria
- New Idria is located in San Benito County
- New Idria has also been known as:
- Idria
- Soledad
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- San Ardo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gonzales
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Paicines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jolon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Benito County: www.san-benito.ca.us/
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 Bitterwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | 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. |
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