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, Ranchita had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ranchita, with the one closest to Ranchita listed first.
- Banner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Banner is located in San Diego County
- Wynola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynola
- Wynola is located in San Diego County
- Julian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Ysabel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mesa Grande ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Grande
- Mesa Grande is located in San Diego County
- Cuyamaca ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyamaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyamaca
- Cuyamaca is located in San Diego County
- Ballena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballena
- Ballena is located in San Diego County
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in San Diego County
- El Capitan ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Capitan
- El Capitan is located in San Diego County
- Descanso
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- San Pasqual
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pasqual have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pasqual
- San Pasqual is located in San Diego County
- Alpine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
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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 Ranchita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |