Welcome to El Capitan ...
So far, we found very little information about El Capitan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added El Capitan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with El Capitan, please Contact Us.
El Capitan would have been located within present day San Diego County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of El Capitan, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of El Capitan, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. The community was inundated by the El Capitan Reservoir.
While the community is gone, the present day location for El Capitan is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where El Capitan was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near El Capitan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near El Capitan.
- El Cajon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cajon
- El Cajon is located in San Diego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102,401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Cajon <5>
- La Mesa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Mesa
- La Mesa is located in San Diego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Mesa <5>
- Santee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
- Santee is located in San Diego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santee <5>
- Poway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway
- Poway is located in San Diego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poway <5>
- Lemon Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Grove
- Lemon Grove is located in San Diego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemon Grove <5>
- San Diego Country Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Diego Country Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Diego Country Estates
- San Diego Country Estates is located in San Diego County
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in San Diego County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <5>
- Flinn Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Springs
- Flinn Springs is located in San Diego County
- Mussey Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mussey Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mussey Grove
- Mussey Grove is located in San Diego County
- The Willows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
- The Willows is located in San Diego County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around El Capitan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Capitan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of El Capitan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around El Capitan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around El Capitan. See our Newspapers Page for El Capitan.
Adding El Capitan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of El Capitan in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for El Capitan was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for El Capitan.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Diego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around El Capitan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |