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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 Des Moines in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Des Moines. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Des Moines listed first.
- Northam ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Northam is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northam
- Buena Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fullerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whittier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carmenita
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
- Almond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Norwalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brookhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brookhurst is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhurst
- Los Nietos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fulton Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Wells
- Artesia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cerritos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anaheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Studebaker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
- Miraflores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miraflores is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miraflores
- Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Downey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- El Monte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marlboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marlboro is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Yorba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yorba is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorba
- Clearwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Garden Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wanda ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wanda is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Savannah ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Savannah is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Covina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vinvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vinvale is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinvale
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 Des Moines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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