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 in 1895, Potrero had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Potrero, with the one closest to Potrero listed first.
- Campo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dulzura
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Descanso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jamul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dehesa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dehesa is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehesa
- Otay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Otay is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otay
- La Presa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- El Capitan ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- El Cajon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bonita
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Riverview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Cuyamaca ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cuyamaca is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyamaca
- Santee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- La Mesa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chula Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nestor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nestor is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestor
- National City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South San Diego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coronado Heights ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Coronado Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Heights
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 Potrero, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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