Welcome to Chittenden ...

Chittenden is located in Santa Cruz County<1>.

The location of Chittenden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chittenden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Chittenden is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Chittenden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Chittenden: This one is located in Santa Cruz County and the other is located in San Benito County.

Beyond California, there are 3 communities that are also named Chittenden - they are located in Illinois and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chittenden.

Communities near Chittenden ...

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

• Salinas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salinas
  • Salinas is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salinas <4>
• Gilroy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
  • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <4>
• Watsonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsonville
  • Watsonville is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsonville <4>
• Morgan Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Hill
  • Morgan Hill is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Hill <4>
• Hollister
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
  • Hollister is located in San Benito County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollister <4>
• Marina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Capitola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitola <4>
• San Juan Bautista
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Bautista
  • San Juan Bautista is located in San Benito County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan Bautista <4>
• Interlaken
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
  • Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
• Las Lomas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
  • Las Lomas is located in Monterey County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chittenden ...

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

Adding Chittenden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chittenden 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 Chittenden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chittenden post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chittenden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chittenden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/