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>
Mesa Grande itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mesa Grande, with the one closest to Mesa Grande listed first.
- Santa Ysabel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ballena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ballena is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballena
- Wynola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wynola is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynola
- Julian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- San Pasqual
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Pasqual is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pasqual
- Banner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ranchita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- El Capitan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cuyamaca ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cuyamaca is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyamaca
- Escondido
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Poway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pala
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Twin Oaks is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- San Marcos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alpine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Lakeside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Descanso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Buena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buena is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena
- Santee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Dehesa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dehesa is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehesa
- Rainbow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bonsall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
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 Mesa Grande, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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