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 Descanso Junction in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Descanso Junction. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Descanso Junction listed first.
- Descanso
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cuyamaca ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cuyamaca was located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyamaca
- El Capitan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- El Capitan was located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Capitan
- Dehesa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dehesa is also located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehesa
- Dulzura
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potrero
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Banner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Banner is also located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Julian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jamul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ballena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ballena is also located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballena
- Wynola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wynola is also located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynola
- Lakeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Santa Ysabel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Riverview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Riverview is also located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- El Cajon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Santee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Santee is also located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santee <2>
- Spring Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- La Mesa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- La Presa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- La Presa is also located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Presa
- Mesa Grande ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mesa Grande was located in San Diego County
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- Sunnyside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is also located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Otay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otay is also located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otay
- Ranchita
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ranchita is also located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchita
- San Pasqual
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- San Pasqual is also located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pasqual
- Poway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Poway is also 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>
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 Descanso Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |