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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>
While we didn't find Portola Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Portola Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Portola Valley listed first.
- Searsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Searsville is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Menlo Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palo Alto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Redwood City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- San Carlos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- San Gregorio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pescadero
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Half Moon Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- San Mateo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Saratoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alviso
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Clara
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Agnew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millbrae
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boulder Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Los Gatos
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- San Jose
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- College Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- College Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Milpitas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Portola Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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