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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 Watts in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watts. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- Lynwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Los Angeles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Compton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vinvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gardena
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moneta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moneta is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Clearwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clement Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hyde Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Los Angeles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Downey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bandini
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Inglewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dominguez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dominguez is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominguez
- East Los Angeles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Studebaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mission Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mission Junction is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Junction
- Naud Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Naud Junction is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naud Junction
- Norwalk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fulton Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Redondo Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thenard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thenard is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thenard
- Artesia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Los Nietos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shorb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shorb is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorb
- Aurant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aurant is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurant
- Palms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palms is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
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 Watts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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