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Welcome to Lonoke ...

Lonoke is located in Santa Clara County<1>.

Lonoke is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lonoke lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Lonoke ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lonoke - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lonoke.

Communities near Lonoke ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lonoke.

  • Watsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Morgan Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollister
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • San Juan Bautista
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • San Martin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sargent ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
  • River Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
    • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
  • Interlaken
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
    • Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Aromas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dunneville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
    • Dunneville is located in San Benito County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lonoke. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lonoke.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lonoke. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lonoke.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lonoke. See our Newspapers Page for Lonoke.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lonoke ...

Looking for more information about Lonoke? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lonoke, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lonoke.

Adding Lonoke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lonoke in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lonoke was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lonoke.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Clara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lonoke - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.