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Welcome to Nestor ...

Nestor is located in San Diego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nestor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Nestor is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Nestor lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Nestor: 619 & 858<3>

Communities Also Named Nestor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Nestor - they are located in Louisiana and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Nestor ...

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

  • San Diego
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chula Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • El Cajon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • National City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • La Mesa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Santee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Lemon Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Coronado
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonita
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Acres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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 Nestor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nestor.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nestor. 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 Nestor.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nestor ...

Looking for more information about Nestor? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Nestor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nestor.

Adding Nestor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nestor 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 Nestor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Nestor post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nestor.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nestor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Diego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nestor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 619 code has been Overlayed with the 858 area code. New phone numbers in the Nestor area will be assigned with one of these codes: 619 or 858. As a result, placing a call in the Nestor area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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