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

  • Pacific Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pacific Beach is located in San Diego County
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  • Selwyn ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Selwyn is located in San Diego County
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  • Sorrento
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sorrento is located in San Diego County
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  • Linda Vista ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Linda Vista is located in San Diego County
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  • Old Town San Diego
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Town San Diego is located in San Diego County
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  • Del Mar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • San Diego
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coronado
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Encinitas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Leucadia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • La Mesa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Poway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Poway is located in San Diego County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,246 people
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  • National City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Santee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Santee is located in San Diego County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,770 people
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  • Spring Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • El Cajon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Chula Vista
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonita
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
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  • La Presa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • La Presa is located in San Diego County
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  • Riverview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Riverview is located in San Diego County
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  • Coronado Heights ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coronado Heights is located in San Diego County
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  • Lakeside
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • South San Diego
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • South San Diego is located in San Diego County
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  • Escondido
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • San Marcos
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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 Jolla Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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