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

  • Hyde Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hyde Park is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Inglewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Inglewood is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
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  • Florence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Florence is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • South Los Angeles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • South Los Angeles is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Clement Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clement Junction is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Los Angeles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Los Angeles is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
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  • Palms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Palms is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Gardena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gardena is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,498 people
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  • Lynwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynwood is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,508 people
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  • Moneta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Moneta is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Mission Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mission Junction is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Naud Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Naud Junction is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Compton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Compton is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
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  • Bandini
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bandini is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Vinvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Vinvale is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • East Los Angeles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Redondo Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Clearwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearwater is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Santa Monica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dominguez
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dominguez is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Downey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Downey is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
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  • Shorb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shorb is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Aurant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Aurant is also located in Los Angeles County
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  • Glendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Glendale is also located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
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  • West Glendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West Glendale is also located in Los Angeles County
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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 Van Ness, 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.