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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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Palo Alto had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Palo Alto had a population of 67,008 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Palo Alto, with the one closest to Palo Alto listed first.
- Mayfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Menlo Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Searsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Searsville is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Woodside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- San Carlos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Alviso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Agnew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Clara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alvarado ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saratoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milpitas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- San Mateo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Eden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- San Gregorio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- San Jose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- College Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- College Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Berryessa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berryessa is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryessa
- San Lorenzo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Half Moon Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Palo Alto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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