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

  • Riverside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Declezville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Declezville is located in San Bernardino County
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  • Declez
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Declez is located in San Bernardino County
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  • Rochester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
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  • Chino
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chino is located in San Bernardino County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
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  • North Cucamonga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • North Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
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  • Ontario
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
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  • Modjeska
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Modjeska is located in Orange County
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  • Colton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Colton is located in San Bernardino County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,661 people
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  • Etiwanda
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Rialto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rialto is located in San Bernardino County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104,132 people
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  • North Ontario
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
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  • Mound City ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mound City is located in San Bernardino County
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  • Cucamonga
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
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  • Victoria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Victoria is located in San Bernardino County
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  • San Bernardino
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Grapeland ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
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  • Pomona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
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  • Yorba
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Yorba is located in Orange County
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  • Villa Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wanda ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wanda is located in Orange County
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  • El Modena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • El Modena is located in Orange County
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  • Claremont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Olive
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Olive is located in Orange County
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  • McPherson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • McPherson is located in Orange County
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  • Redlands
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Redlands is located in San Bernardino County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,271 people
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  • Lugonia ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lugonia is located in San Bernardino County
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  • North Pomona
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Spadra
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
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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 May, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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