Sargent, California
Encyclopedia
Sargent is an unincorporated community located at the Santa Clara
-San Benito
County border. The weight of the community is shown on the Santa Clara County, or north, side of the line. Like Rucker
north of Gilroy, the name is official but not in active use by locals today. The U.S. Geological Survey lists a feature ID of 1656278 and an NAD27 latitude and longitude as 36.919444°N 121.546944°W. It is shown as being 150 feet above mean sea level. It appeared on 1950s Thomas Brothers maps but has dropped off the company's 21st century maps.
The area can be easily identified by passing motorists on US 101 by the sugar beet
loading conveyor along the Union Pacific Railroad
track. The conveyor is west of US 101. The feature appears on a variety of railroad maps from the 1930s to present and may have been a passenger train stop at some point in history. The area is named for James P. Sargent (1823–1890) owner of the Rancho Juristac
Mexican Land grant. A Sargent Hills and Sargent Creek are also located nearby to the west.
The ZIP Code
is 95045 and the community is inside area code 408
.
and US101 interchange. The area is called the Sargent Oil Field. The field is located on Tar Creek just north of the Santa Cruz County
line. Tar Creek is sometimes called the Spanish equivalent, La Brea Creek, on some historic maps. Latitude and longitude for the oilfield are listed as 36°55′49"N 121°35′11"W.
Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County is a county located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,781,642. The county seat is San Jose. The highly urbanized Santa Clara Valley within Santa Clara County is also known as Silicon Valley...
-San Benito
San Benito County, California
San Benito County is a county located in the Coast Range Mountains of the U.S. state of California, south of San Jose. As of 2010 the population was 55,269. The county seat is Hollister, which includes nearly two-thirds of the county's population. El Camino Real passes through the county and...
County border. The weight of the community is shown on the Santa Clara County, or north, side of the line. Like Rucker
Rucker, California
Rucker is a historic district in unincorporated Santa Clara County, California located halfway along the five miles of Monterey Highway between Gilroy, California and San Martin. The name is official, but not in common use among locals today. Its elevation is listed as 235 feet above mean sea level...
north of Gilroy, the name is official but not in active use by locals today. The U.S. Geological Survey lists a feature ID of 1656278 and an NAD27 latitude and longitude as 36.919444°N 121.546944°W. It is shown as being 150 feet above mean sea level. It appeared on 1950s Thomas Brothers maps but has dropped off the company's 21st century maps.
The area can be easily identified by passing motorists on US 101 by the sugar beet
Sugar beet
Sugar beet, a cultivated plant of Beta vulgaris, is a plant whose tuber contains a high concentration of sucrose. It is grown commercially for sugar production. Sugar beets and other B...
loading conveyor along the Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
track. The conveyor is west of US 101. The feature appears on a variety of railroad maps from the 1930s to present and may have been a passenger train stop at some point in history. The area is named for James P. Sargent (1823–1890) owner of the Rancho Juristac
Rancho Juristac
Rancho Juristac was a Mexican land grant in present day Santa Clara County, California given in 1835 by Governor José Castro to Antonio and Faustino German. The rancho was once noted for its liquid petroleum deposits...
Mexican Land grant. A Sargent Hills and Sargent Creek are also located nearby to the west.
The ZIP Code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
is 95045 and the community is inside area code 408
Area code 408
North American area code 408 is a telephone area code in California that covers most of Santa Clara County and includes Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Milpitas, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Cupertino, and San Jose. It was created in a 1959 split from area code 415 in a flash-cut...
.
Sargent oil field
An active oil field with about 4 operating wells exists about 5.25 miles at 199 degrees off true North from the eastbound SR152California State Route 152
State Route 152 is a state highway that runs near the latitudinal middle of the U.S. state of California from Watsonville to Route 99 southeast of Merced...
and US101 interchange. The area is called the Sargent Oil Field. The field is located on Tar Creek just north of the Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, on the California Central Coast. The county forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay. . As of the 2010 U.S. Census, its population was 262,382. The county seat is Santa Cruz...
line. Tar Creek is sometimes called the Spanish equivalent, La Brea Creek, on some historic maps. Latitude and longitude for the oilfield are listed as 36°55′49"N 121°35′11"W.
External links
- [ftp://ftp.consrv.ca.gov/pub/oil/maps/dist3/w3-10/Mapw3-10.pdf PDF Oil field map of Sargent area.]