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Nearest Communities to Ranchita,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Ranchita, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Ranchita:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Ranchita.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Ranchita is located in San Diego County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Diego County: Imperial, Orange & Riverside.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 81 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ranchita. Of these communities, 14 are located in counties other than San Diego County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Ranchita (which is San Diego County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Ranchita

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • San Diego County   (where Ranchita resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/
    • County Seat for San Diego:   San Diego
    • Note: The Pacific Ocean lies to the west and the nation of Mexico lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ranchita   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ranchita.
      • Hellhole Palms
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Hellhole Palms is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellhole Palms
      • San Felipe
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • San Felipe is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Felipe
      • San Ignacio
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • San Ignacio is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio
      • Eagles Nest
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Eagles Nest is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
      • Los Tules
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Los Tules is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Tules
      • Valle De San Felipe
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Valle De San Felipe is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valle De San Felipe
      • Borrego Springs
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Warner Springs
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Scissors Crossing
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Scissors Crossing is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scissors Crossing
      • Banner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Whispering Pines
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Whispering Pines is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
      • Borrego
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Borrego is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrego
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        • Desert Lodge
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Desert Lodge is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Lodge
        • Kentwood-In-The-Pines
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Kentwood-In-The-Pines is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood-In-The-Pines
        • Branson ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Branson is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
        • Julian
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Wynola
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Wynola is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynola
        • Valle De San Jose
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Valle De San Jose is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valle De San Jose
        • San Jose Del Valle
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • San Jose Del Valle is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose Del Valle
        • Santa Ysabel
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Morettis Junction
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Morettis Junction is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morettis Junction
        • Pine Hills
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Pine Hills is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hills
        • Harrison Park
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Harrison Park is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Park
        • Mesa Grande ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Cuyamaca ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Cuyamaca is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyamaca
        • Holcomb Village
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Holcomb Village is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Village
        • Stonewall ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Ballena
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Ballena is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballena
        • Oak Grove
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • San Diego Country Estates
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • La Jolla Amago
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • La Jolla Amago is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jolla Amago
        • Pine Grove
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Pine Grove is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
        • Palomar Mountain
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Ocotillo Wells
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Four Corners
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Four Corners is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
        • Cuca
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Cuca is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuca
        • Guejito
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Guejito is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guejito
        • Ramona
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Hulburd Grove
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Hulburd Grove is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulburd Grove
        • Mount Laguna
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Stallion Oaks
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Stallion Oaks is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallion Oaks
        • El Capitan ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Beulah Picnic Ground
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Beulah Picnic Ground is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Picnic Ground
        • Descanso
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Guatay
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Guatay is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guatay
        • Canada De San Vicente Y Mesa Del Padre Barona
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Valle De Pamo or Santa Maria
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Descanso Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Descanso Junction is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Descanso Junction
        • Los Terrentos
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Pine Valley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Mesquite Oasis
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Mesquite Oasis is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite Oasis
        • Pauma
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Pauma is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauma
        • Rincon ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Rincon is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
        • San Pasqual
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • San Pasqual is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pasqual
        • Laguna Junction
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Laguna Junction is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Junction
        • Barona
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Barona is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barona
        • Irvings Crest
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Irvings Crest is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvings Crest
        • Rosemont
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Rosemont is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
        • Pauma Valley
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Fernbrook
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Fernbrook is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbrook
        • Shady Dell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Shady Dell is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
        • The Willows
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Alpine
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Mussey Grove ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Glen Oaks
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Glen Oaks is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oaks
        • Rock Haven ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Rock Haven is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
        • Valley Center
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Imperial County
  • Riverside County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ranchita) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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