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 National City had a population of 1,353 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, National City had a population of 60,932 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from National City, with the one closest to National City listed first.
- Chula Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bonita
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- San Diego
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coronado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coronado Heights ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coronado Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Heights
- South San Diego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nestor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nestor is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestor
- La Presa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Mesa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town San Diego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otay is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otay
- El Cajon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pacific Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Santee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linda Vista ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Linda Vista is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Vista
- Selwyn ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Selwyn is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selwyn
- Dehesa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dehesa is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehesa
- Riverview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Lakeside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sorrento
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sorrento is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
- Dulzura
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Poway
(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 National City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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