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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>

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

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

  • Banner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Banner is located in San Diego County
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  • Julian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wynola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wynola is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynola
  • Descanso
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Santa Ysabel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ballena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ballena is located in San Diego County
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  • El Capitan ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • El Capitan is located in San Diego County
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  • Alpine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ranchita
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ranchita is located in San Diego County
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  • Mesa Grande ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mesa Grande is located in San Diego County
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  • Dehesa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dehesa is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehesa
  • Riverview
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverview is located in San Diego County
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  • Lakeside
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • San Pasqual
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • San Pasqual is located in San Diego County
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  • Santee
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Santee is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,770 people
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  • El Cajon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamul
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dulzura
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Potrero
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Campo
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Poway
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Poway is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poway <2>
  • Spring Valley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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