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 Luis Obispo had a population of 2,995 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, San Luis Obispo had a population of 47,590 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from San Luis Obispo, with the one closest to San Luis Obispo listed first.
- Edna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Miles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Miles is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Santa Margarita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reeds ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Verde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Verde is located in San Luis Obispo County
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- Arroyo Grande
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
- Los Berros
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Los Berros is located in San Luis Obispo County
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- Musick ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Musick is located in San Luis Obispo County
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- Summit ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in San Luis Obispo County
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- Pozo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pozo is located in San Luis Obispo County
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- Asuncion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Asuncion is located in San Luis Obispo County
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- Cayucos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huasna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huasna is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huasna
- Creston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Templeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nipomo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Guadalupe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Paso Robles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Santa Maria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Panza ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Adelaida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adelaida is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaida
- Estrella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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 Luis Obispo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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