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 San Jose had a population of 18,060 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, San Jose had a population of 1,013,616 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from San Jose, with the one closest to San Jose listed first.
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- College Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Santa Clara
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berryessa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berryessa is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryessa
- Alamitos
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Agnew
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Milpitas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Los Gatos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alviso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Mountain View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Almaden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Patchen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coyote
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perry is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Mayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palo Alto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Madrone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo Park
(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 San Jose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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