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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>

While we didn't find Balboa in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Balboa. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Balboa listed first.

  • Newport Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Irvine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Irvine is also located in Orange County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283,700 people
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  • Bolsa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bolsa is also located in Orange County
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  • Santa Ana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Westminster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • El Modena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • El Modena is also located in Orange County
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  • McPherson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • McPherson is also located in Orange County
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  • Orange
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Orange is also located in Orange County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
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  • Marlboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Marlboro is also located in Orange County
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  • Miraflores
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Miraflores is also located in Orange County
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  • Villa Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Wanda ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Wanda was located in Orange County
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  • Modjeska
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Modjeska is also located in Orange County
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  • Anaheim
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Anaheim is also located in Orange County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
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  • Olive
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Olive is also located in Orange County
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  • Brookhurst
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Brookhurst is also located in Orange County
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  • Almond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Almond is also located in Orange County
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  • Yorba
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Yorba is also located in Orange County
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  • Fullerton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Northam ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Northam was located in Orange County
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  • Buena Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Cerritos
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Artesia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Artesia is located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,168 people
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  • Long Beach
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Balboa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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