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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Mayfield is located in Santa Clara County
  • Menlo Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fair Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
  • Searsville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Searsville is located in San Mateo County
  • Mountain View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Redwood City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Santa Clara County
  • Alviso
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Agnew
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
    • Agnew is located in Santa Clara County
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alvarado. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
    • Alvarado is located in Alameda County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
    • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <3>
  • College Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Santa Clara County
  • Berryessa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryessa
    • Berryessa is located in Santa Clara County
  • San Lorenzo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Half Moon Bay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

The official website for Palo Alto: www.cityofpaloalto.org/

The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/

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

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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