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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Descanso had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Descanso, with the one closest to Descanso listed first.
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cuyamaca ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cuyamaca is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyamaca
- El Capitan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dehesa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dehesa is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehesa
- Banner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Julian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Potrero
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ballena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ballena is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballena
- Wynola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wynola is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynola
- Jamul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dulzura
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Santa Ysabel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Campo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Riverview is 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)
- 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)
- Mesa Grande ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ranchita
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- San Pasqual
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- San Pasqual is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pasqual
- Poway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otay is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otay
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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