Coordinates : 37°00′01″N 121°31′41″W / 37.00028°N 121.52806°W / 37.00028; -121.52806 Old Gilroy (also Gilroy's and San Isidro ) is an unincorporated community in Santa Clara County , California . It was the original townsite of Gilroy, California , which is now located nearby.
Old Gilroy was a stagecoach station of the Butterfield Overland Mail , as well as other stage lines in the later 19th century.
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San Francisco – Western terminus and 1st Division headquarters, located in downtown San Francisco.Clarks's Station – Located 12 miles south of San Francisco in what is now San Bruno .Sun Water Station – Located 9 miles south of Clarks Station in what is now San Mateo .
Redwood City – Located 9 miles south of Sun Water Station.Mountain View Station – Located 12 miles south of Redwood City.San Jose Station – Located 11 miles south of Mountain View Station in the city of San Jose .
Seventeen Mile House – Located 17 miles south of San Jose.Gilroy Station – Located 13 miles south of Seventeen Mile House in what is now Gilroy, California .Pacheco Pass Station – Located 18 miles east of GilroySt. Louis Ranch – Located 17 miles east of Pacheco Pass.Lone Willow Station – Located 18 miles east of St. Louis Ranch near Los Banos .Temple's Ranch – Located 13 miles southeast of Lone Willow Station near Dos Palos .Firebaugh's Ferry – Located 15 miles southeast of Temples Ranch, on the San Joaquin River .Fresno City – Located 19 miles southeast of Firebaugh's Ferry.Elkhorn Spring Station – Located 22 miles east of Fresno City near present-day Riverdale .Whitmore's Ferry – Located 17 miles southeast of Elkhorn Spring Station on the Kings River .Head of Cross Creek Station – Located 15 miles southeast of Whitmore's Ferry.Visalia – Located 12 miles southeast of Cross Creek Station.Packwood Station – Located 12 miles east of Visalia.Tule River Station – Located 14 miles south of Packwood Station.Fountain Spring Station – Located 14 miles southeast of Tule River Station.Mountain House – Located 12 miles south of Fountain Spring Station.Posey Creek Station – Located 15 miles southwest of Mountain House, on Posey (Poso) Creek .Gordon's Ferry (Kern River Station) – Located 10 miles south of Posey Creek Station on the Kern River just above present-day Bakersfield .Kern River Slough Station – Located 12 miles south of Gordons Ferry.Sink of Tejon Station – Located 14 miles southwest of Kern River Slough Station.Fort Tejon – Located 15 miles southwest of Sink of Tejon Station.Reed's Station – Located 8 miles southeast of Fort Tejon, near the Tejon Pass summit.French John's Station – Located 14 miles east southeast of Reeds Station, in the vicinity of the mouth of Cow Springs Creek Canyon.Mud Spring , a later station operating in 1860, 14 miles east from French Johns and 13 miles north from Clayton's Station (formerly Widow Smith's Station).Widow Smith's Station (Clayton's Station, Major Gordon's Station) – Located 24 miles from French John's Station, in upper San Francisquito Canyon near Green Valley .King's Station – Located 10 miles south of Widow Smith's Station in lower San Francisquito Canyon.Hart's Station or Lyons Station – Located 12 miles south of King's Station, near Santa Clara River .
Lopez Station – Located 8 1 ⁄2 San Fernando Valley north of Mission San Fernando Rey de España .Cahuenga Station – Located 12 miles southeast of Mission San Fernando, in Cahuenga Pass , the Santa Monica Mountains .
Source: "List of Butterfield Overland Mail Stations "Itinerary of the Route" " . New York Times. October 14, 1858.
