Olinda is a neighborhood in Brea, California, located on Carbon Canyon Road east of the rest of the city.
[2] The original village was founded in the 1890s and grew when petroleum was discovered at the adjacent Brea-Olinda Oil Field.
In February 1917, Olinda Village and the nearby town of Randolph were incorporated as the city of Brea.
[1] Olinda Landfill, located in Carbon Canyon, was opened in 1960 and is scheduled to be closed in December 2021.
The name was revived for a quiet neighborhood built in the hills near the site of the original village, beginning in 1964.