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

  • Brookhurst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Brookhurst is located in Orange County
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  • Almond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Almond is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Buena Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cerritos
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carmenita
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Northam ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Northam is located in Orange County
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  • Artesia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Artesia is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,168 people
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  • Westminster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bolsa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolsa is located in Orange County
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  • Garden Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Anaheim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fullerton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwalk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
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  • Miraflores
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Miraflores is located in Orange County
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  • Studebaker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Santa Fe Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fulton Wells
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Marlboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Marlboro is located in Orange County
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  • Clearwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Long Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Los Nietos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Santa Ana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Olive
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Olive is located in Orange County
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  • Whittier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Downey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 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 Shirley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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