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Nearest Communities to Rancho Santa Fe,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 Rancho Santa Fe.<1>

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


Rancho Santa Fe 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 246 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rancho Santa Fe. Of these communities, 3 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 Rancho Santa Fe (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 Rancho Santa Fe

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

  • San Diego County   (where Rancho Santa Fe resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in San Diego County, we have limited the list to those within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Rancho Santa Fe (about 100 communities).
    • 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 Rancho Santa Fe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rancho Santa Fe.
      • San Dieguito ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • San Dieguito is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Dieguito
      • Olivenhain
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Olivenhain is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivenhain
      • Fairbanks Ranch
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Fairbanks Ranch is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks Ranch
      • Los Encenitos
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Los Encenitos is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Encenitos
      • Eden Gardens
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Eden Gardens is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Gardens
      • Elfin Forest
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Elfin Forest is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfin Forest
      • Solana Beach
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cardiff-by-the-Sea
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Del Mar Heights
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Del Mar Heights is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Mar Heights
      • Del Mar
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Encinitas
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Del Dios
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Del Dios is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Dios
      • Continue List   (231 more) ...
        • Harmony Grove
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Harmony Grove is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
        • La Costa
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • La Costa is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Costa
        • Leucadia
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Los Penasquitos
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Los Penasquitos is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Penasquitos
        • Rancho Penasquitos
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Rancho Penasquitos is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Penasquitos
        • Rancho Bernardo
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • San Bernardo
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • San Bernardo is located in San Diego County
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        • Lake San Marcos
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
          • Lake San Marcos is located in San Diego County
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        • Mira Mesa
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Sabre Springs
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Sabre Springs is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre Springs
        • Los Vallecitos De San Marcos
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • San Marcos
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Sorrento
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Sorrento is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
        • Richland
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Richland is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
        • Escondido
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Linda Vista ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Linda Vista is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Vista
        • Poway Grove Park
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Poway Grove Park is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway Grove Park
        • Poway Grove ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Poway Grove is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway Grove
        • Poway
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Buena
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Buena is located in San Diego County
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        • Ocean Hills
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Ocean Hills is located in San Diego County
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        • Agua Hedionda
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Agua Hedionda is located in San Diego County
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        • Farr
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Farr is located in San Diego County
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        • Selwyn ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Selwyn is located in San Diego County
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        • Miramar
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Miramar is located in San Diego County
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        • Scripps Ranch
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Scripps Ranch is located in San Diego County
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        • Twin Oaks
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Twin Oaks is located in San Diego County
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        • Rincon Del Diablo
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Rincon Del Diablo is located in San Diego County
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        • La Jolla Shores
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • La Jolla Shores is located in San Diego County
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        • University City
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • University City is located in San Diego County
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        • Buena Vista
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Buena Vista is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
        • Vista
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jesmond Dene
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Jesmond Dene is located in San Diego County
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        • Carlsbad
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Easter Cross
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Easter Cross is located in San Diego County
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        • Elvira
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • North Clairemont
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • North Clairemont is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clairemont
        • Rock Haven ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Rock Haven is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
        • La Jolla
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Ladrillo ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Ladrillo is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladrillo
        • Escondido Junction
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Escondido Junction is located in San Diego County
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        • South Oceanside
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • South Oceanside is located in San Diego County
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        • Talich
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Talich is located in San Diego County
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        • La Jolla Hermosa
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • La Jolla Hermosa is located in San Diego County
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        • The Muirlands
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • The Muirlands is located in San Diego County
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        • Tierrasanta
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Tierrasanta is located in San Diego County
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        • San Pasqual
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • San Pasqual is located in San Diego County
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        • Guajome
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Guajome is located in San Diego County
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        • Hidden Meadows
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Hidden Meadows is located in San Diego County
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        • Lawrence Welk Resort Village
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Oceana
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Oceana is located in San Diego County
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        • Oceanside
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Clairemont
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Clairemont is located in San Diego County
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        • Pacific Beach
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Serra Mesa
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Serra Mesa is located in San Diego County
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        • Rosemont
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Rosemont is located in San Diego County
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        • Shady Dell
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Shady Dell is located in San Diego County
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        • Valley Center
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • San Luis Rey
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Bay Park
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Bay Park is located in San Diego County
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        • Bayside Village
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Bayside Village is located in San Diego County
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        • Fiesta Shores
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Fiesta Shores is located in San Diego County
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        • Mission Beach
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Mission Beach is located in San Diego County
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        • Morena
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Morena is located in San Diego County
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        • Riviera Shores
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Riviera Shores is located in San Diego County
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        • Carlton Hills
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Carlton Hills is located in San Diego County
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        • Mission San Diego
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Mission San Diego is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission San Diego
        • Fernbrook
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Fernbrook is located in San Diego County
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        • Irvings Crest
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Irvings Crest is located in San Diego County
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        • Valle De Pamo or Santa Maria
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Fallbrook Junction
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Fallbrook Junction is located in San Diego County
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        • Ex Mission San Diego
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Ex Mission San Diego is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ex Mission San Diego
        • Grantville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Grantville is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
        • Overlook
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Overlook is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
        • Allied Gardens
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Allied Gardens is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allied Gardens
        • Eucalyptus Hills
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Foster
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Foster is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
        • Santee
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Mussey Grove ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Bonsall
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Yaldora
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Yaldora is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaldora
        • Ysidora ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Ysidora is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ysidora
        • Hillcrest
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Mission Hills
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
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        • Normal Heights
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Normal Heights is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Heights
        • Old San Diego
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Old Town San Diego
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • University Heights
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • University Heights is located in San Diego County
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        • College Heights
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • College Heights is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Heights
        • Del Cerro
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Del Cerro is located in San Diego County
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        • Lakeside Farms
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Lakeside Farms is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Farms
        • Ramona
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Lilac
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Lilac is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac
        • East San Diego
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Five Points
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Five Points is located in San Diego County
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        • Loma Portal
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Loma Portal is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Portal
        • North Park
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • North Park is located in San Diego County
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        • Ocean Beach
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Ocean Beach is located in San Diego County
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        • Lakeside
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Moreno
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Moreno is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreno
        • Riverview Farms
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Riverview Farms is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Farms
        • Riverview
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Riverview is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Riverside County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rancho Santa Fe) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.