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Nearest Communities to Santa Monica,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Santa Monica, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Santa Monica:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Santa Monica.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Santa Monica is located in Los Angeles County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Los Angeles County: Kern, Orange, San Bernardino & Ventura.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 538 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Santa Monica. Of these communities, 38 are located in counties other than Los Angeles County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Santa Monica (which is Los Angeles County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Santa Monica

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Los Angeles County   (where Santa Monica resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Los Angeles County, we have limited the list to those within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of Santa Monica (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://lacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Los Angeles:   Los Angeles
    • Note: The southwestern boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Santa Monica   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Santa Monica.
      • Sawtelle
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Ocean Park
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Ocean Park is located in Los Angeles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Park
      • Brentwood Park
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Brentwood Park is located in Los Angeles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Park
      • Riviera
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Riviera is located in Los Angeles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera
      • Westgate
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Westgate is located in Los Angeles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
      • Brentwood
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pacific Palisades
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Venice
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ballona
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Ballona is located in Los Angeles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballona
      • Home Junction
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Home Junction is located in Los Angeles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Junction
      • Mar Vista
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Brentwood Heights
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Brentwood Heights is located in Los Angeles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Heights
      • Continue List   (488 more) ...
        • Westgate Heights
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
          • Westgate Heights is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate Heights
        • West Los Angeles
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Westwood Village
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Machado ‑ Historic
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Machado is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machado
        • Marina del Rey
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Inceville
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
          • Inceville is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inceville
        • Palms
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
          • Palms is located in Los Angeles County
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        • San Jose De Buenos Ayres
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Westwood
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Boca De Santa Monica
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Boca De Santa Monica is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca De Santa Monica
        • Alla
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Alla is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Culver Garden
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Culver Garden is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Cypress Grove
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Cypress Grove is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Grove
        • Del Ray
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Del Ray is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Ray
        • Motordrome ‑ Historic
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Motordrome is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motordrome
        • Playa Vista
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Castellammare
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Culver City
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Culver Junction
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
          • Culver Junction is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Junction
        • Rincon De Los Bueyes
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
          • Rincon De Los Bueyes is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Bel Air
          (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • San Vicente Y Santa Monica
          (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Century City
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Holmby Hills
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Alsace
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
          • Alsace is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Holton ‑ Historic
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
          • Holton is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Playa del Rey
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Topanga Beach
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Topanga Beach is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Ladera Heights
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Ladera Heights is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladera Heights
        • Sentous
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Sentous is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Beverly Glen
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Beverly Glen is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Beverly Hills
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • San Antonio or Rodeo De Las Aguas
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Palisades Del Rey ‑ Historic
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Palisades Del Rey is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades Del Rey
        • Surfridge ‑ Historic
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Westchester
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Westchester is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
        • Baldwin Hills
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Carthay Square
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Carthay Square is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthay Square
        • Little Ethiopia
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Little Ethiopia is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Picfair Village
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Picfair Village is located in Los Angeles County
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        • South Carthay
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • South Carthay is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Carthay Circle
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Carthay Circle is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Fernwood
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Fernwood is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Topanga Oaks
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Topanga Oaks is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Wildwood
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Wildwood is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Aguaje de la Centinella
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Hyperion
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Hyperion is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyperion
        • Baldwin Hills Village
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Cienega O Paso De La Tijera
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Crenshaw
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Las Cienegas
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Las Cienegas is located in Los Angeles County
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        • View Park
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Windsor Hills
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Windsor Hills is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Crescent
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Crescent is located in Los Angeles County
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        • La Brea
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • La Brea is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Brea
        • Parklabrea
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Parklabrea is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Trousdale Estates
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Trousdale Estates is located in Los Angeles County
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        • West Hollywood
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Sylvia Park
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Sylvia Park is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia Park
        • Topanga
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • El Segundo
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Inglewood
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Las Flores
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Las Flores is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Arlington Heights
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Arlington Heights is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Cienega
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Country Club Park
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Country Club Park is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Dorset Village
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Dorset Village is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset Village
        • Hancock Park
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Hancock Park is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Park
        • Hyde Park
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jefferson Park
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Jefferson Park is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Lafayette Square
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Lafayette Square is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Leimert Park
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Leimert Park is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Vineyard
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Vineyard is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Sherman Oaks
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Tarzana
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Glenview
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Santa Maria
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Santa Maria is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria
        • Topanga Park
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Topanga Park is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topanga Park
        • Del Aire
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Del Aire is located in Los Angeles County
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        • Lairport
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Lairport is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairport
        • Lennox
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Harvard Heights
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Harvard Heights is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Heights
        • Larchmont Village
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Larchmont Village is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchmont Village
        • Van Ness
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Van Ness is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Ness
        • Windsor Square
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Windsor Square is located in Los Angeles County
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        • El Encino
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • El Encino is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Encino
        • Encino
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Hollywood Heights
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Hollywood Heights is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Heights
        • Hollywood Hills
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Hollywood
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Outpost Estates
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Outpost Estates is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outpost Estates
        • Studio City
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Whitley Heights
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Whitley Heights is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Heights
        • Hawthorne
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Manhattan Beach
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Morningside Park
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Morningside Park is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Park
        • Sausal Redondo
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Sausal Redondo is located in Los Angeles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sausal Redondo
  • Orange County
  • Ventura County
    • County Website:   https://venturacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Ventura:   Ventura
    • Note: The southwestern boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Santa Monica   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Santa Monica.
      • Corriganville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Corriganville is located in Ventura County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
      • Oak Park
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Santa Susana Knolls
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Santa Susana Knolls is located in Ventura County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Susana Knolls
      • Santa Susana
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Santa Susana is located in Ventura County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Susana
      • Triunfo Corner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Triunfo Corner is located in Ventura County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triunfo Corner
      • Community Center
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Community Center is located in Ventura County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Center
      • North Ranch
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • North Ranch is located in Ventura County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ranch
      • Thousand Oaks
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Simi Valley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwich Village
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Greenwich Village is located in Ventura County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
      • El Conejo
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • El Conejo is located in Ventura County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Conejo
      • Strathearn
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Strathearn is located in Ventura County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathearn
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Mountclef Village
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Mountclef Village is located in Ventura County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountclef Village
        • Newbury Park
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Solromar
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Solromar is located in Ventura County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solromar
        • Virginia Colony
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Virginia Colony is located in Ventura County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Colony
        • Casa Conejo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Casa Conejo is located in Ventura County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Conejo
        • Moorpark
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Camulos
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Camulos is located in Ventura County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camulos
        • Epworth
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Epworth is located in Ventura County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
        • Ternez ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Ternez is located in Ventura County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ternez
        • Guadalasca
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Guadalasca is located in Ventura County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalasca
        • Sycamore Cove
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Sycamore Cove is located in Ventura County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cove

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Santa Monica) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.