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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>

Wanda itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wanda, with the one closest to Wanda listed first.

  • Villa Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • McPherson
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • McPherson is located in Orange County
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  • El Modena
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • El Modena is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Modena
  • Orange
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Olive
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Olive is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Marlboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Marlboro is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
  • Yorba
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Yorba is located in Orange County
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  • Miraflores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Miraflores is located in Orange County
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  • Santa Ana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Anaheim
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Garden Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fullerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolsa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolsa is located in Orange County
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  • Irvine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Brookhurst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Brookhurst is located in Orange County
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  • Almond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Almond is located in Orange County
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  • Westminster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Buena Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Northam ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Northam is located in Orange County
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  • Modjeska
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Modjeska is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modjeska
  • Carmenita
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Newport Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cerritos
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Chino
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chino is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
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  • Artesia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Artesia is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesia <2>

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 Wanda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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