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 Bellflower in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bellflower. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bellflower listed first.
- Artesia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Norwalk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Studebaker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clearwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cerritos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Downey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carmenita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fulton Wells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Fe Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vinvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Compton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dominguez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dominguez is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominguez
- Buena Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Northam ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Northam is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northam
- Los Nietos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Almond is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Long Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whittier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thenard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thenard is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thenard
- Bandini
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brookhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brookhurst is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhurst
- South Los Angeles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Los Angeles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 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 Bellflower, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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