Santa Rita (Spanish for "Saint Rita") is a neighborhood of Salinas, California, in Monterey County.[1] It is located north of Downtown Salinas,[2] at an elevation of 79 feet (24 m).[1]
Santa Rita | |
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Neighborhood of Salinas | |
  Santa Rita Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 36°43′26″N 121°39′22″W / 36.72389°N 121.65611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Monterey County |
| City | Salinas |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
History
editJose 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 permanently in 1907.[2] The town was also called Pinecate from nearby Pinecate Peak, and Sotoville in honor of Soto.[2] It was formerly known as "New Republic", "Sotoville", and "Pinecate".[2]
Santa Rita was annexed by Salinas in 1975. The Zip Code in Santa Rita is 93906.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Rita, Salinas, California
- ^ a b c d e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 955. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Salinas Public Library History
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