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

  • South Los Angeles
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • South Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Gardena
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gardena is located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,498 people
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  • Moneta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Moneta is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Inglewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hyde Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hyde Park is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Florence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Florence is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Compton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Lynwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Redondo Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dominguez
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dominguez is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Clement Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clement Junction is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Clearwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Vinvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Vinvale is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Los Angeles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wilmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wilmington is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Downey
    (9 miles [14.5 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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  • Bandini
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bandini is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Palms
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Palms is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Thenard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Thenard is located in Los Angeles County
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  • East Los Angeles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mission Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mission Junction is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Naud Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Naud Junction is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Studebaker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
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  • San Pedro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • San Pedro is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Long Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwalk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
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  • Fulton Wells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Santa Fe Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Santa Monica
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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