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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pacific Grove had a population of 1,336 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Pacific Grove had a population of 15,299 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pacific Grove, with the one closest to Pacific Grove listed first.
- Monterey
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seaside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blanco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blanco is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Castroville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salinas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Santa Rita
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spence is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Natividad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Natividad is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
- Pajaro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chualar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vega ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Watsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aptos
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Capitola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Santa Cruz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Soquel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corralitos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gonzales
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Posts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Pacific Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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