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 Port Watsonville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Port Watsonville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Port Watsonville listed first.
- Pajaro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Watsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Vega ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Corralitos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Castroville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aptos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Soquel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Capitola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Rita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
- Santa Cruz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blanco is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Natividad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Natividad is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Salinas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carnadero
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
- Pacific Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Seaside
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Laurel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Felton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tennant ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Zayante
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
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 Port Watsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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