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Welcome to Vega ...

So far, we found very little information about Vega. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Vega to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vega, please Contact Us.

Vega would have been located within present day Monterey County<2>.


The location of Vega has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Vega, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Vega is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Vega was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Vega ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Vega: This one is located in Monterey County and the other is located in Los Angeles County.

Beyond California, there are 11 communities that are also named Vega - they are located in Alberta, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vega.

Communities near Vega ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vega.

  • Salinas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Santa Cruz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Gilroy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
    • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <5>
  • Watsonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Morgan Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hollister
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Marina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
    • Marina is located in Monterey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <5>
  • Capitola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • San Juan Bautista
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Colache Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colache Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
    • Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Vega. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vega.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vega. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vega.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vega. See our Newspapers Page for Vega.

Adding Vega to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vega in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Vega was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vega.

The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Monterey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vega - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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