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 Gilroy had a population of 1,694 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gilroy had a population of 54,831 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gilroy, with the one closest to Gilroy listed first.
- Carnadero
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tennant ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Vega ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Madrone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pajaro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corralitos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hollister
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coyote
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perry is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Elkhorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Almaden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aptos
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Castroville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Natividad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Natividad is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
- Santa Rita
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tres Pinos
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Soquel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Capitola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Salinas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Alamitos
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Laurel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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 Gilroy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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