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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 Ballona in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ballona. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ballona listed first.

  • Palms
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Palms is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Santa Monica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Inglewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Inglewood is also located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <2>
  • Hyde Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hyde Park is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Gardena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardena is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,498 people
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  • South Los Angeles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • South Los Angeles is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Florence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Florence is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Clement Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Clement Junction is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Los Angeles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Los Angeles is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
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  • Redondo Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Moneta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moneta is also located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
  • Naud Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Naud Junction is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Las Flores
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Las Flores is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Mission Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mission Junction is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Lynwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynwood is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynwood <2>
  • Glendale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Glendale is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
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  • West Glendale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Glendale is also located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glendale
  • Burbank
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Burbank is also located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
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  • Compton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Compton is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <2>
  • Vinvale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Vinvale is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Bandini
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bandini is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • East Los Angeles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Aurant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Aurant is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Highland Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shorb
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Shorb is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Garvanza
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Garvanza is also located in Los Angeles County
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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 Ballona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.