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

  • Dehesa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dehesa is located in San Diego County
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  • Lakeside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Alpine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Riverview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverview is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • El Cajon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jamul
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Santee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Santee is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,770 people
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  • La Mesa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Spring Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • El Capitan ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • El Capitan is located in San Diego County
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  • La Presa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • La Presa is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Presa
  • Sunnyside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
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  • Dulzura
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonita
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Descanso
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Poway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Poway is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poway <2>
  • Otay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Otay is located in San Diego County
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  • National City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chula Vista
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • San Diego
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Ballena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ballena is located in San Diego County
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  • Linda Vista ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Linda Vista is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Vista
  • Old Town San Diego
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Old Town San Diego is located in San Diego County
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  • Coronado
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Selwyn ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Selwyn is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selwyn

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 La Cresta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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