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 River Oaks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of River Oaks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carnadero
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
- Vega ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Gilroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pajaro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Natividad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Natividad is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
- Hollister
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Castroville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Rita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Corralitos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Salinas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tres Pinos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madrone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blanco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blanco is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Aptos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bell Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Spence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spence is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Perry is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Soquel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Capitola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Coyote
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Paicines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
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 River Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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