Welcome to Corporal ...

Corporal is located in Santa Clara County<1>.

Corporal is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Corporal ...

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

• Salinas
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <3>
• Gilroy
  (5 miles [8 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 <3>
• Watsonville
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <3>
• Morgan Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Hollister
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• San Juan Bautista
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Aromas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aromas
  • Aromas is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aromas <3>
• Dunneville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
  • Dunneville is located in San Benito County
• Rucker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
  • Rucker is located in Santa Clara County
• Vega ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vega have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
  • Vega 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 Corporal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Corporal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corporal ...

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

Adding Corporal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corporal 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 Corporal was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corporal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/

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