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 Gonzales had a population of 359 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gonzales had a population of 8,237 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gonzales, with the one closest to Gonzales listed first.
- Chualar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Soledad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spence is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Metz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Metz is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Salinas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Natividad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Natividad is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
- Paicines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- San Benito
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Santa Rita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tres Pinos
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blanco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Hollister
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Seaside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Castroville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bitterwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monterey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Posts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- King City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Llanada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Llanada is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llanada
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 Gonzales, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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