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 Opal Cliffs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Opal Cliffs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Opal Cliffs listed first.
- Capitola
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Soquel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aptos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Santa Cruz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Corralitos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Felton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zayante
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Watsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ben Lomond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonny Doon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pajaro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Patchen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boulder Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vega ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- New Almaden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Castroville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Los Gatos
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Madrone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perry is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Alamitos
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Opal Cliffs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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