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 El Cajon had a population of 293 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, El Cajon had a population of 102,401 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from El Cajon, with the one closest to El Cajon listed first.
- Santee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- La Mesa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- La Presa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dehesa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dehesa is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehesa
- Jamul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bonita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- National City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- San Diego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chula Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Otay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Otay is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otay
- Linda Vista ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Linda Vista is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Vista
- Selwyn ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Selwyn is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selwyn
- Old Town San Diego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coronado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- El Capitan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dulzura
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pacific Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coronado Heights ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coronado Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Heights
- Sorrento
(16 miles [25.7 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 El Cajon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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