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 Costa Mesa in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Costa Mesa. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Costa Mesa listed first.
- Newport Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Beach
- Newport Beach is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport Beach <2>
- Bolsa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Santa Ana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana
- Santa Ana is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana <2>
- Irvine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Irvine is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283,700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <2>
- Westminster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Westminster is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <2>
- Garden Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Garden Grove is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <2>
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <2>
- El Modena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - McPherson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Miraflores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miraflores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miraflores
- Miraflores is located in Orange County
- Marlboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Villa Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Park
- Villa Park is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Park <2>
- Wanda ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Anaheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
- Anaheim is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <2>
- Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Brookhurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhurst
- Brookhurst is located in Orange County
- Almond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Fullerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Fullerton is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <2>
- Buena Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Park
- Buena Park is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Park <2>
- Modjeska
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Yorba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Northam ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Cerritos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerritos
- Cerritos is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerritos <2>
- Carmenita
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Artesia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Artesia is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesia <2>
- Long Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Costa Mesa: www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us/
The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 Costa Mesa, 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |