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 Watsonville Junction in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watsonville Junction. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watsonville Junction listed first.
- Pajaro
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pajaro is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
- Watsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vega ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Elkhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Corralitos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Castroville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aptos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Santa Rita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
- Carnadero
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
- Gilroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Capitola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Natividad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Natividad is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
- Soquel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blanco is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Salinas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tennant ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Santa Cruz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Madrone
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- New Almaden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hollister
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Seaside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Perry is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Coyote
(20 miles [32.2 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 Watsonville Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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