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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Salinas had a population of 2,339 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Salinas had a population of 154,868 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Salinas, with the one closest to Salinas listed first.
- Santa Rita
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Natividad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Natividad is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
- Blanco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blanco is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Spence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spence is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Castroville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seaside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chualar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vega ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Pacific Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pajaro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Watsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gonzales
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollister
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tres Pinos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Paicines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carnadero
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
- Corralitos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Aptos
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Soledad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Soquel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Capitola
(26 miles [41.8 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 Salinas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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