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Welcome to Plantel ...

So far, we found very little information about Plantel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Plantel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Plantel, please Contact Us.

Plantel would have been located within present day Santa Clara County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Plantel is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Plantel was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Plantel was located: 831

Communities near Plantel ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plantel.

  • Gilroy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
    • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <4>
  • Watsonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Morgan Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollister
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Juan Bautista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • River Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
    • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
  • Dunneville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
    • Dunneville is located in San Benito County
  • Rucker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Rucker is located in Santa Clara County
  • Aromas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • San Martin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Plantel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plantel.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plantel. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plantel.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plantel. See our Newspapers Page for Plantel.

Adding Plantel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plantel in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Plantel was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plantel.

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 Plantel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Clara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plantel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.