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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 Grant Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grant Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grant Hill listed first.

  • San Diego
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • San Diego is also located in San Diego County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422,420 people
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  • Coronado
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Coronado is also located in San Diego County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,647 people
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  • National City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Town San Diego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town San Diego is also located in San Diego County
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  • Chula Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonita
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coronado Heights ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Coronado Heights was located in San Diego County
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  • Sunnyside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside is also located in San Diego County
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  • La Mesa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • La Mesa is also located in San Diego County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,724 people
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  • La Presa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • La Presa is also located in San Diego County
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  • Spring Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pacific Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pacific Beach is also located in San Diego County
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  • South San Diego
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • South San Diego is also located in San Diego County
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  • Nestor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Nestor is also located in San Diego County
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  • Linda Vista ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Linda Vista was located in San Diego County
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  • Selwyn ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Selwyn was located in San Diego County
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  • Otay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Otay is also located in San Diego County
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  • El Cajon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • El Cajon is also located in San Diego County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,401 people
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  • Santee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Santee is also located in San Diego County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,770 people
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  • Sorrento
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sorrento is also located in San Diego County
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  • Jamul
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Riverview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverview is also located in San Diego County
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  • Lakeside
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dehesa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dehesa is also located in San Diego County
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  • Del Mar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Del Mar is also located in San Diego County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,304 people
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  • Poway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Poway is also located in San Diego County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,246 people
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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 Grant Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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