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 Maria had a population of 1,433 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Santa Maria had a population of 105,851 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Santa Maria, with the one closest to Santa Maria listed first.
- Nipomo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guadalupe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summit ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Los Berros
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Los Berros is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Berros
- Huasna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huasna is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huasna
- Arroyo Grande
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sisquoc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sisquoc is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisquoc
- Verde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verde is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verde
- Los Alamos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Musick ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Musick is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Edna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Lompoc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Miles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miles is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Pozo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pozo is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pozo
- San Luis Obispo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Los Olivos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Maria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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