Santa Rita (
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
for "Saint Rita") is a neighborhood of
Salinas,
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
, in
Monterey County
Monterey County ( ), officially the County of Monterey, is a county located on the Pacific coast in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, its population was 439,035. The county's largest city and county seat is Salinas.
Montere ...
.
It is located north of Downtown Salinas,
at an elevation of .
History
Jose Manuel Soto bought the
Santa Rita land grant and allocated for a town he named New Republic.
The New Republic post office opened in 1870 and changed its name to Santa Rita in 1874, and closed permanently in 1907.
The town was also called Pinecate from nearby
Pinecate Peak, and Sotoville in honor of Soto.
It was formerly known as "New Republic", "Sotoville", and "Pinecate".
Santa Rita was annexed by Salinas in 1975. The Zip Code in Santa Rita is 93906.
Salinas Public Library History
/ref>
References
Geography of Monterey County, California
Neighborhoods in Monterey County, California
Salinas, California
{{MontereyCountyCA-geo-stub