Santa Rita, Monterey County, California

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Santa Rita
Former Unincorporated community
Santa Rita is located in California
Santa Rita
Santa Rita
Location in California
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Country United States
State California
County Monterey County
Elevation[1] 79 ft (24 m)

Santa Rita (formerly, New Republic, Sotoville, and Pinecate)[2] was an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.[1] It was located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Salinas,[2] at an elevation of 79 feet (24 m).[1]

Jose Manuel Soto bought the Santa Rita land grant and allocated 1 square mile (2.6 km2) for a town he named New Republic.[2] The New Republic post office opened in 1870 and changed its name to Santa Rita in 1874, and closed for good in 1907.[2] The town was also called Pinecate from nearby Pinecate Peak, and Sotoville in honor of Soto.[2]

Santa Rita was annexed by Salinas in 1975.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Rita, Monterey County, California
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Salinas Public Library History


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