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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 located in Los Angeles County
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  • Inglewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Florence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Florence is located in Los Angeles County
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  • South Los Angeles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • South Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Clement Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clement Junction is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Los Angeles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Palms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Palms is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Gardena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gardena is located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardena <2>
  • Lynwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynwood is located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynwood <2>
  • Moneta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Moneta is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Mission Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mission Junction is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Naud Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Naud Junction is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Compton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Compton is located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <2>
  • Bandini
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bandini is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Vinvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Vinvale is 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 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 located in Los Angeles County
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  • Downey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Downey is 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 located in Los Angeles County
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  • Aurant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Aurant is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Glendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
    • Former name for Glendale:
    • Tropico
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <2>
  • West Glendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West Glendale is 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.
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