Welcome to Naples ...

So far, we found very little information about Naples. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Naples to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Naples, please Contact Us.

Naples would have been located within present day Santa Barbara County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Naples, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Naples is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Naples was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Naples once stood is in the (805) area code.

Communities Also Named Naples ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Naples: This one is located in Santa Barbara County and the other is located in Los Angeles County.

Beyond California, there are 15 communities that are also named Naples - they are located in Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Naples ...

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

• Santa Barbara
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Barbara
  • Santa Barbara is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Barbara <4>
• Goleta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goleta
  • Goleta is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 30,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goleta <4>
• Solvang
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvang
  • Solvang is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvang <4>
• Buellton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buellton
  • Buellton is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 5,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buellton <4>
• Capitan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
  • Capitan is located in Santa Barbara County
• Isla Vista
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isla Vista
  • Isla Vista is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isla Vista <4>
• Cachuma Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cachuma Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cachuma Village
  • Cachuma Village is located in Santa Barbara County
• Hope Ranch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ranch
  • Hope Ranch is located in Santa Barbara County
• Santa Ynez
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ynez
  • Santa Ynez is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ynez <4>
• Mission Canyon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Canyon
  • Mission Canyon is located in Santa Barbara 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 Naples. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Naples.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Naples. 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 Naples.

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

Adding Naples to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Naples 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 Naples was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Naples post office opened in 1890.

We also found Naples in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Naples.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Santa Barbara County: www.countyofsb.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/