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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>

While we didn't find Desert Knolls in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Desert Knolls. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Desert Knolls listed first.

  • Oro Grande
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hesperia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hesperia is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <2>
  • Cajon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cajon is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajon
  • Arrowhead Springs
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Arrowhead Springs is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
  • Grapeland ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • San Bernardino
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Barstow
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Barstow is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,581 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barstow <2>
  • Rialto
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Rialto is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rialto <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 Desert Knolls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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