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 Clara had a population of 2,891 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Santa Clara had a population of 131,055 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Santa Clara, with the one closest to Santa Clara listed first.
- Agnew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
- Agnew is located in Santa Clara County
- Lawrence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Santa Clara County
- San Jose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Campbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berryessa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryessa
- Berryessa is located in Santa Clara County
- Alviso
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milpitas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Los Gatos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alamitos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamitos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
- Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guadalupe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Santa Clara County
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Palo Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Mayfield is located in Santa Clara County
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Menlo Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Patchen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patchen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
- Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
- New Almaden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
- Searsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Searsville is located in San Mateo County
- Laurel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Sunol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Santa Clara: www.ci.santa-clara.ca.us/
The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 Clara, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |