Welcome to El Modena ...

El Modena is located in Orange County<1>.

The location of El Modena has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of El Modena, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

El Modena is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: El Modena lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for El Modena ...

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities near El Modena ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near El Modena.

• Anaheim
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
  • Anaheim is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <4>
• Santa Ana
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana
  • Santa Ana is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana <4>
• Irvine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <4>
• Huntington Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Beach
  • Huntington Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Beach <4>
• Garden Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
  • Garden Grove is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <4>
• Corona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Corona is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <4>
• Pomona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <4>
• Fullerton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <4>
• Costa Mesa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costa Mesa
  • Costa Mesa is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Costa Mesa <4>
• Norwalk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around El Modena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Modena.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of El Modena. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around El Modena.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around El Modena. See our Newspapers Page for El Modena.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Modena ...

Looking for more information about El Modena? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to El Modena, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for El Modena.

Adding El Modena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of El Modena in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for El Modena was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for El Modena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for El Modena. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/