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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 Grabtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grabtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grabtown listed first.

  • Woodside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Woodside is also located in San Mateo County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,508 people
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  • Searsville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Searsville was located in San Mateo County
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  • Half Moon Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • San Gregorio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Redwood City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • San Carlos
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Belmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Belmont is also located in San Mateo County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,533 people
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  • Fair Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Oaks is also located in San Mateo County
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  • Menlo Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • San Mateo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • San Mateo is also located in San Mateo County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,398 people
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  • Pescadero
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mayfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mayfield is located in Santa Clara County
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  • Palo Alto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Millbrae
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Millbrae is also located in San Mateo County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,630 people
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  • San Bruno
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • San Bruno is also located in San Mateo County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,051 people
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  • Mountain View
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Baden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Baden is also located in San Mateo County
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  • Newark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Alvarado ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Alvarado was located in Alameda County
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  • Lawrence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lawrence is located in Santa Clara County
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  • Mount Eden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Saratoga
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Alviso
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Santa Clara
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Agnew
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Agnew is located in Santa Clara County
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  • San Lorenzo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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