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 Soquel had a population of 426 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Soquel, with the one closest to Soquel listed first.
- Capitola
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Aptos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Santa Cruz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Felton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corralitos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zayante
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Lomond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patchen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bonny Doon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pajaro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boulder Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Almaden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Elkhorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vega ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Los Gatos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Castroville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alamitos
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saratoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tennant ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Madrone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perry is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Coyote
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Soquel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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