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>
Ortega itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ortega, with the one closest to Ortega listed first.
- Summerland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Serena
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Serena is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serena
- Carpinteria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Santa Barbara
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sea Cliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goleta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- La Patera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- La Patera is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Patera
- Ellwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ellwood is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellwood
- Matilija
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Matilija is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilija
- Ventura
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Naples ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Montalvo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saticoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
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 Ortega, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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