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 Poway had a population of 159 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Poway had a population of 49,246 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Poway, with the one closest to Poway listed first.
- Santee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- San Pasqual
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- San Pasqual is located in San Diego County
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- Linda Vista ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linda Vista is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Vista
- Escondido
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lakeside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sorrento
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sorrento is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
- Selwyn ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Selwyn is located in San Diego County
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- El Cajon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- La Mesa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Del Mar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- San Marcos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- El Capitan ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Encinitas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pacific Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dehesa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dehesa is located in San Diego County
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- Twin Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in San Diego County
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- Leucadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Old Town San Diego
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buena is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena
- San Diego
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- La Presa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alpine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ballena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ballena is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballena
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 Poway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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