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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>

While we didn't find El Alisal in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of El Alisal. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to El Alisal listed first.

  • Spence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Spence is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
  • Natividad
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Natividad is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
  • Salinas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chualar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Santa Rita
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
  • Blanco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Blanco is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
  • Gonzales
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Castroville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Paicines
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Tres Pinos
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollister
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkhorn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Seaside
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sargent ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Vega ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Vega is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
  • Monterey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Soledad
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pajaro
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pajaro is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
  • Watsonville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pacific Grove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Carnadero
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
  • 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>
  • Corralitos
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Metz
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Metz is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
  • San Benito
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • San Benito is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito

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