Welcome to Linda Vista ...

So far, we found very little information about Linda Vista. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Linda Vista to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Linda Vista, please Contact Us.

Linda Vista would have been located within present day San Diego County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linda Vista, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for Linda Vista: Linda Vis.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Linda Vista is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Linda Vista was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Linda Vista was located: 858

Communities Also Named Linda Vista ...

While we believe that this Linda Vista is located in San Diego County, we know of another 2 California communities named Linda Vista. Those communities are located in the following counties: Los Angeles and Santa Clara County.

Beyond California, there are 6 communities that are also named Linda Vista - they are located in New Mexico, Texas and Utah (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Linda Vista.

Communities near Linda Vista ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Linda Vista.

• San Diego
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Diego
  • San Diego is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Diego <4>
• Chula Vista
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula Vista
  • Chula Vista is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula Vista <4>
• Escondido
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido
  • Escondido is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escondido <4>
• El Cajon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cajon
  • El Cajon is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Cajon <4>
• San Marcos
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marcos
  • San Marcos is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Marcos <4>
• Encinitas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinitas
  • Encinitas is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encinitas <4>
• National City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
  • National City is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <4>
• La Mesa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Mesa
  • La Mesa is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Mesa <4>
• Santee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
  • Santee is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santee <4>
• Poway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway
  • Poway is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poway <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Linda Vista. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Linda Vista.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Linda Vista. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linda Vista.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Linda Vista. See our Newspapers Page for Linda Vista.

Adding Linda Vista to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Linda Vista in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Linda Vista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Linda Vista post office opened in 1886.

We also found Linda Vista in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linda Vista.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/