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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Arena had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Arena, with the one closest to Arena listed first.

  • Livingston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Atwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Atwater is also located in Merced County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,296 people
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  • Delhi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Merced
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Merced is also located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,235 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merced <2>
  • Hopeton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopeton is also located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
  • Turlock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <2>
  • Montpelier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Montpelier is located in Stanislaus County
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  • Snelling
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Keyes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Newman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Newman is located in Stanislaus County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <2>
  • Gustine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gustine is also located in Merced County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gustine <2>
  • Waterford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Linora ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Linora was located in Merced County
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  • Ingomar
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingomar is also located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
  • Athlone
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Athlone is also located in Merced County
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  • Plainsburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainsburg is also located in Merced County
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  • Merced Falls
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Merced Falls is also located in Merced County
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  • Ceres
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ceres is located in Stanislaus County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,603 people
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  • Crows Landing
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Volta
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Volta is also located in Merced County
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  • Los Banos
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • La Grange
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Hornitos
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Dos Palos
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Modesto
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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