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 Compton had a population of 636 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Compton had a population of 93,967 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Lynwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clearwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dominguez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dominguez is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominguez
- South Los Angeles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moneta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moneta is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Downey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vinvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gardena
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thenard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thenard is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thenard
- Norwalk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Studebaker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Long Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Artesia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fulton Wells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Fe Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bandini
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hyde Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Inglewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clement Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cerritos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carmenita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Los Nietos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Los Angeles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Compton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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