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Welcome to El Modena ...

El Modena is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of El Modena, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

El Modena is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: El Modena lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for El Modena ...

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities near El Modena ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near El Modena.

  • Anaheim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Ana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Irvine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Huntington Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Corona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <3>
  • Pomona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <3>
  • Fullerton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Costa Mesa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwalk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around El Modena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Modena.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of El Modena. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around El Modena.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around El Modena. See our Newspapers Page for El Modena.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Modena ...

Looking for more information about El Modena? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to El Modena, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for El Modena.

Adding El Modena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of El Modena in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for El Modena was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found El Modena in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for El Modena.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around El Modena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.