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 Palmer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Palmer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Palmer listed first.
- Garey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garey is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garey
- Los Alamos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sisquoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sisquoc is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisquoc
- Santa Maria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lompoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lompoc is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lompoc <2>
- Los Olivos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nipomo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guadalupe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nojoqui
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nojoqui is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nojoqui
- Summit ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Huasna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Huasna is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huasna
- Santa Ynez
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Los Berros
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Los Berros is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Berros
- Arroyo Grande
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Musick ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Musick is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Verde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Verde is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verde
- Reeds ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
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 Palmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |