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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 in 1895, Spence had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Spence, with the one closest to Spence listed first.

  • Chualar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Salinas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Natividad
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Natividad is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
  • Gonzales
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Rita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
  • Blanco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Blanco is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
  • Castroville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Seaside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Paicines
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkhorn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Soledad
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Tres Pinos
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollister
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Monterey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pacific Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Vega ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Vega is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
  • Sargent ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Pajaro
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pajaro is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
  • Watsonville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Carnadero
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
  • Metz
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Metz is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
  • Gilroy
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <2>
  • San Benito
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • San Benito is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
  • Posts
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Posts is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posts
  • Corralitos
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Spence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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