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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 Friendly Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Friendly Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Friendly Hills listed first.

  • Whittier
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Los Nietos
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Santa Fe Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fulton Wells
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Studebaker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Norwalk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
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  • Carmenita
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Northam ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Northam is located in Orange County
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  • Buena Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Almond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Almond is located in Orange County
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  • Artesia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Artesia is located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,168 people
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  • Cerritos
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookhurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brookhurst is located in Orange County
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  • Fullerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Downey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <2>
  • El Monte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <2>
  • Clearwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Anaheim
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Savannah ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Savannah is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Vinvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Vinvale is located in Los Angeles County
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  • East San Gabriel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • East San Gabriel is located in Los Angeles County
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  • East Los Angeles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bandini
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bandini is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Miraflores
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Miraflores is located in Orange County
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  • San Gabriel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Covina
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Covina is located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,259 people
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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 Friendly Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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