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 Alta in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alta. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alta listed first.
- La Mesa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- El Cajon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Presa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- La Presa is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Presa
- Santee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Jamul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dehesa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dehesa is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehesa
- Bonita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- National City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- San Diego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chula Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Otay is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otay
- Coronado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linda Vista ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linda Vista is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Vista
- Old Town San Diego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Old Town San Diego is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town San Diego
- Poway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Selwyn ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Selwyn is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selwyn
- Coronado Heights ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coronado Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Heights
- South San Diego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South San Diego is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Diego
- Pacific Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pacific Beach is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Beach
- Nestor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nestor is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestor
- Dulzura
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sorrento
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sorrento is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
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 Alta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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