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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 Blanco had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.

  • Salinas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Santa Rita
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
  • Castroville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Seaside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Natividad
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Natividad is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
  • Pacific Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Monterey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Spence is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
  • Elkhorn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Chualar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pajaro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pajaro is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
  • Vega ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Vega is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
  • Watsonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sargent ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Gonzales
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Corralitos
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Aptos
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollister
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Capitola
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Carnadero
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
  • Tres Pinos
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Soquel
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilroy
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <2>
  • Paicines
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Santa Cruz
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

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 Blanco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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