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 Petroleum in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Petroleum. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Petroleum listed first.
- Bonny Doon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Felton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Cruz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ben Lomond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zayante
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
- Soquel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boulder Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Capitola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Aptos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Patchen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
- Corralitos
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Los Gatos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Watsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Almaden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pajaro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Campbell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pescadero
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alamitos
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
- Elkhorn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Vega ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
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 Petroleum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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