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

  • Salinas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Blanco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blanco is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
  • Santa Rita
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
  • Spence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spence is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
  • Natividad
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Natividad is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
  • Castroville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Seaside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Chualar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Monterey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Elkhorn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Pacific Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Vega ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Vega is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
  • Gonzales
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pajaro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Pajaro is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
  • Watsonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sargent ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Hollister
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Tres Pinos
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Paicines
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Carnadero
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
  • Corralitos
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Soledad
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Aptos
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilroy
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <2>
  • Capitola
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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