Natividad (

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. It is located northeast of Salinas, at an elevation of 164 feet (50 m). Natividad was named for the Rancho La Natividad Mexican land grant which included the community. A post office operated at Natividad from 1855 to 1908. Natividad was a bustling station for stage coaches in the 1850s until traffic was re-routed through Salinas.

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