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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 Rob Roy Junction in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rob Roy Junction. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rob Roy Junction listed first.

  • Aptos
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Corralitos
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Soquel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Capitola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Watsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pajaro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pajaro is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
  • Santa Cruz
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Vega ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vega is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
  • Laurel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Glenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Elkhorn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Zayante
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
  • Felton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Patchen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
  • New Almaden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ben Lomond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Castroville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilroy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <2>
  • Tennant ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
  • Madrone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
  • Guadalupe ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
  • Bonny Doon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Perry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Perry is located in Santa Clara County
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  • Coyote
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greystone ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Boulder Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Rob Roy Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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