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

  • Westminster
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bolsa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolsa is located in Orange County
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  • Garden Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Newport Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Ana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Miraflores
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Miraflores is located in Orange County
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  • Orange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Anaheim
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brookhurst
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Brookhurst is located in Orange County
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  • Almond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Almond is located in Orange County
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  • Cerritos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • McPherson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • McPherson is located in Orange County
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  • Marlboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlboro is located in Orange County
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  • Buena Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Irvine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Artesia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Artesia is located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,168 people
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  • El Modena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • El Modena is located in Orange County
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  • Northam ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Northam is located in Orange County
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  • Wanda ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wanda is located in Orange County
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  • Olive
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Olive is located in Orange County
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  • Fullerton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Carmenita
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Villa Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Norwalk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 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 Ocean View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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