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 La Polka in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of La Polka. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to La Polka listed first.
- Gilroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carnadero
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
- Tennant ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Madrone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Bell Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bell Station is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Station
- Bell Station has also been known as:
- Bell's Station
- Coyote
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Perry is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Vega ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Corralitos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Watsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pajaro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Hollister
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Almaden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Aptos
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tres Pinos
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Evergreen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Natividad
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Natividad is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
- Alamitos
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Soquel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Capitola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Castroville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Rita
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
- Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
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 La Polka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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