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>
While we didn't find Surf in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Surf. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Surf listed first.
- Lompoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lompoc is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lompoc <2>
- Los Alamos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Guadalupe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Santa Maria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garey is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garey
- Nipomo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nojoqui
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nojoqui is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nojoqui
- Summit ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Los Olivos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sisquoc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sisquoc is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisquoc
- Los Berros
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Los Berros is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Berros
- Ballard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Arroyo Grande
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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 Surf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |