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 Santa Barbara had a population of 5,864 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Santa Barbara had a population of 90,254 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Santa Barbara, with the one closest to Santa Barbara listed first.
- Summerland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ortega ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goleta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Serena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Serena is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serena
- La Patera
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- La Patera is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Patera
- Carpinteria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ellwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ellwood is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellwood
- Naples ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sea Cliff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Matilija
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Matilija is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilija
- Santa Ynez
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ventura
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ballard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Los Olivos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nojoqui
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nojoqui is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nojoqui
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 Santa Barbara, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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