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Welcome to San Lorenzo ...

San Lorenzo is located in Monterey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Lorenzo, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

San Lorenzo is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: San Lorenzo lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named San Lorenzo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named San Lorenzo: This one is located in Monterey County and the other is located in Alameda County.

Beyond California, there are 4 communities that are also named San Lorenzo - they are located in Nevada and New Mexico (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for San Lorenzo.

Communities near San Lorenzo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near San Lorenzo.

  • Soledad
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • King City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bitterwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
  • San Lucas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • San Benito
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • San Benito is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
  • Pinnacles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pinnacles is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacles
  • Jolon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Gonzales
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • San Ardo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around San Lorenzo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Lorenzo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Lorenzo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around San Lorenzo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Lorenzo. See our Newspapers Page for San Lorenzo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Lorenzo ...

Looking for more information about San Lorenzo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to San Lorenzo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for San Lorenzo.

Adding San Lorenzo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Lorenzo in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for San Lorenzo was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Lorenzo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Monterey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Lorenzo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.