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>
El Capitan 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 El Capitan, with the one closest to El Capitan listed first.
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ballena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ballena is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballena
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Lakeside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Descanso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dehesa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dehesa is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehesa
- Cuyamaca ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cuyamaca is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyamaca
- Santee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wynola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wynola is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynola
- Santa Ysabel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- El Cajon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Julian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- San Pasqual
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- San Pasqual is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pasqual
- Poway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jamul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Banner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mesa Grande ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- La Mesa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- La Presa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dulzura
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Escondido
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linda Vista ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Linda Vista is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Vista
- Selwyn ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Selwyn is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selwyn
- Bonita
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Potrero
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ranchita
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Capitan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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