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Nearest Communities to La Presa,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to La Presa, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for La Presa:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from La Presa.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


La Presa is located in San Diego County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Diego County: Imperial, Orange & Riverside.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 212 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of La Presa.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for La Presa (which is San Diego County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from La Presa

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • San Diego County   (where La Presa resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in San Diego County, we have limited the list to those within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of La Presa (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/
    • County Seat for San Diego:   San Diego
    • Note: The Pacific Ocean lies to the west and the nation of Mexico lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Presa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Presa.
      • Jamacho
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Jamacho is located in San Diego County
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      • Lomita
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Lomita is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomita
      • Bancroft Point
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Bancroft Point is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft Point
      • Casa de Oro
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Casa de Oro is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa de Oro
      • Spring Valley
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Homelands
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Homelands is located in San Diego County
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      • South Bay Terraces
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • South Bay Terraces is located in San Diego County
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      • Sunnyside
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North Bay Terraces
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • North Bay Terraces is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay Terraces
      • Jamacha Junction
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jamacha Junction is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamacha Junction
      • Lemon Grove
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Eastlake
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Eastlake is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
      • Continue List   (200 more) ...
        • Bonita
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Encanto
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
          • Encanto is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encanto
        • Alta ‑ Historic
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
          • Alta is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
        • Grossmont
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • La Mesa
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Mount Helix
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
          • Mount Helix is located in San Diego County
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        • Calavo Gardens
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Calavo Gardens is located in San Diego County
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        • Rancho San Diego
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Rancho San Diego is located in San Diego County
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        • Cockatoo Grove
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Rancho del Rey
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
          • Rancho del Rey is located in San Diego County
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        • Eastlake Greens
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Eastlake Greens is located in San Diego County
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        • La Nacion
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
          • La Nacion is located in San Diego County
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        • Paradise Hills
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Emerald Hills
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
          • Emerald Hills is located in San Diego County
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        • South Encantato
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
          • South Encantato is located in San Diego County
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        • Cajon Heights
          (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
          • Cajon Heights is located in San Diego County
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        • Jamacha
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
          • Jamacha is located in San Diego County
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        • Lincoln Acres
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Lynwood Hills
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Lynwood Hills is located in San Diego County
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        • Sunny Vista
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Sunny Vista is located in San Diego County
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        • Chollas Creek
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Chollas Creek is located in San Diego County
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        • Chollas View
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Chollas View is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chollas View
        • Lincoln Park
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Lincoln Park is located in San Diego County
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        • Valencia Park
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Valencia Park is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Park
        • Indian Springs
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Indian Springs is located in San Diego County
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        • El Cajon
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Hillsdale
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Hillsdale is located in San Diego County
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        • College Heights
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • College Heights is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Heights
        • Del Cerro
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Del Cerro is located in San Diego County
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        • Mount Hope
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Mount Hope is located in San Diego County
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        • Mountain View
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Mountain View is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
        • National City
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Shelltown
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Shelltown is located in San Diego County
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        • South Crest
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jamul Indian Village
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Jamul Indian Village is located in San Diego County
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        • Jamul
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • North Jamul
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Bostonia
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Bostonia is located in San Diego County
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        • Allied Gardens
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Allied Gardens is located in San Diego County
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        • East San Diego
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Grantville
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Grantville is located in San Diego County
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        • Otay
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • Otay is located in San Diego County
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        • Castle Park
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Castle Park is located in San Diego County
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        • Chula Vista
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Brooklyn Heights
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Brooklyn Heights is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
        • Logan Heights
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Logan Heights is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Heights
        • South Park
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • South Park is located in San Diego County
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        • Stockton
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Stockton is located in San Diego County
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        • Granite Hills
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Granite Hills is located in San Diego County
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        • Ex Mission San Diego
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Ex Mission San Diego is located in San Diego County
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        • Mission San Diego
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Mission San Diego is located in San Diego County
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        • Normal Heights
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Normal Heights is located in San Diego County
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        • Boal
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Boal is located in San Diego County
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        • Harbor Side
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Harbor Side is located in San Diego County
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        • Barrio Logan
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Barrio Logan is located in San Diego County
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        • Golden Hill
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Golden Hill is located in San Diego County
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        • Grant Hill
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Grant Hill is located in San Diego County
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        • North Park
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • North Park is located in San Diego County
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        • Sherman Heights
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Sherman Heights is located in San Diego County
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        • University Heights
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • University Heights is located in San Diego County
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        • Santee
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Dehesa
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Dehesa is located in San Diego County
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        • Winter Gardens
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Winter Gardens is located in San Diego County
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        • Otay Mesa
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Otay Mesa is located in San Diego County
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        • Fruitdale
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Fruitdale is located in San Diego County
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        • Palm City
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Palm City is located in San Diego County
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        • San Diego
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Phelps Corner
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Phelps Corner is located in San Diego County
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        • Carlton Hills
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Carlton Hills is located in San Diego County
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        • Riverview Farms
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Riverview Farms is located in San Diego County
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        • Riverview
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Riverview is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
        • Canada De Los Coches
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Canada De Los Coches is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada De Los Coches
        • Crest
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Crest is located in San Diego County
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        • Glenview
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Johnstown
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Johnstown is located in San Diego County
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        • La Cresta
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • La Cresta is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta
        • Lakeview
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Lakeview is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
        • Suncrest
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Suncrest is located in San Diego County
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        • Serra Mesa
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Serra Mesa is located in San Diego County
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        • Tierrasanta
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Tierrasanta is located in San Diego County
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        • San Ysidro
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Coronado Heights ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Coronado Heights is located in San Diego County
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        • Nestor
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Nestor is located in San Diego County
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        • South San Diego
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Coronado
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Hillcrest
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Tent City ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Tent City is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
        • Lakeside Farms
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Lakeside Farms is located in San Diego County
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        • Lakeside
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Doghouse Junction
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Doghouse Junction is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doghouse Junction
        • Imperial Beach
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Five Points
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Five Points is located in San Diego County
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        • Mission Hills
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
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        • Old Town San Diego
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Presa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.