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 Watsonville had a population of 2,149 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Watsonville had a population of 51,673 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watsonville, with the one closest to Watsonville listed first.
- Pajaro
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vega ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Elkhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corralitos
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aptos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Castroville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Capitola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carnadero
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
- Gilroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Soquel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Rita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Natividad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Natividad is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
- Tennant ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Santa Cruz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blanco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blanco is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Salinas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Madrone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Almaden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Perry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Perry is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Laurel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coyote
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Felton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Patchen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zayante
(20 miles [32.2 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 Watsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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