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>
Vega itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Watsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pajaro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Elkhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Castroville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carnadero
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
- Corralitos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Rita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
- Natividad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Natividad is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
- Aptos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salinas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blanco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blanco is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Tennant ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Capitola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hollister
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Soquel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madrone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Perry is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Santa Cruz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Spence is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- New Almaden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coyote
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Seaside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tres Pinos
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
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 Vega, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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