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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, La Mesa had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, La Mesa had a population of 59,724 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from La Mesa, with the one closest to La Mesa listed first.
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Presa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- El Cajon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Santee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- National City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- San Diego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Chula Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jamul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dehesa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dehesa is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehesa
- Coronado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town San Diego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Otay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Otay is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otay
- Linda Vista ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linda Vista is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Vista
- Selwyn ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Selwyn is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selwyn
- Pacific Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coronado Heights ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coronado Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Heights
- South San Diego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nestor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nestor is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestor
- Poway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sorrento
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sorrento is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
- Alpine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Mesa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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