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 in 1895, Elkhorn had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elkhorn, with the one closest to Elkhorn listed first.
- Castroville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Watsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vega ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Pajaro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Santa Rita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blanco is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Salinas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Natividad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Natividad is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
- Corralitos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aptos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carnadero
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
- Gilroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Capitola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seaside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Soquel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spence is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Monterey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hollister
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Santa Cruz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Chualar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tres Pinos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Madrone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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 Elkhorn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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