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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Serena had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Serena, with the one closest to Serena listed first.
- Ortega ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ortega is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortega
- Carpinteria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Summerland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Santa Barbara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sea Cliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sea Cliff is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cliff
- Goleta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Matilija
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Matilija is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilija
- La Patera
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- La Patera is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Patera
- Ellwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ellwood is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellwood
- Ventura
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ventura is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107,110 people
- Ventura has also been known as:
- San Buenaventura
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ventura <2>
- Montalvo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Montalvo is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalvo
- Naples ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Naples is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Saticoy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saticoy is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saticoy
- Santa Paula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Springville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springville is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
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 Serena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |