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, Riverview had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Lakeside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Santee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- El Cajon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dehesa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dehesa is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehesa
- La Mesa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Poway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Presa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- La Presa is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Presa
- Jamul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- El Capitan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- El Capitan is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Capitan
- Sunnyside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Bonita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linda Vista ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Linda Vista is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Vista
- National City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Selwyn ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Selwyn is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selwyn
- Old Town San Diego
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town San Diego is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town San Diego
- San Diego
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- San Pasqual
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- San Pasqual is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pasqual
- Chula Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Otay is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otay
- Dulzura
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sorrento
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sorrento is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
- Pacific Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pacific Beach is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Beach
- Coronado
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Descanso
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- 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 Riverview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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