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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about San Luis Rey Heights (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for San Luis Rey Heights. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for San Luis Rey Heights ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for San Luis Rey Heights: San Luis Rey Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

San Luis Rey Heights is located in San Diego County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

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

Below are the counties that are near San Luis Rey Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to San Luis Rey Heights:

  • San Diego County     (The home county of San Luis Rey Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Luis Rey Heights, with the one closest to San Luis Rey Heights listed first.
    • Bonsall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fallbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rainbow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
      • Rainbow is located in San Diego County
    • Lawrence Welk Resort Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence Welk Resort Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Welk Resort Village
      • Lawrence Welk Resort Village is located in San Diego County
    • Pala
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vista
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Vista is located in San Diego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vista <1>
    • Hidden Meadows
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
      • Hidden Meadows is located in San Diego County
    • San Luis Rey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • San Marcos
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Oceanside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlsbad
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Luis Rey Heights, with the one closest to San Luis Rey Heights listed first.
    • San Clemente
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Trabuco Highlands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trabuco Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trabuco Highlands
      • Trabuco Highlands is located in Orange County
    • Capistrano Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Coto de Caza
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ladera Ranch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • San Juan Capistrano
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dana Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Las Flores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Flores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
      • Las Flores is located in Orange County
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Luis Rey Heights, with the one closest to San Luis Rey Heights listed first.
    • Rainbow Canyon Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Canyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Canyon Village
      • Rainbow Canyon Village is located in Riverside County
    • Lake Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Riverside County
    • Temecula
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Murrieta Hot Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrieta Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrieta Hot Springs
      • Murrieta Hot Springs is located in Riverside County
    • Murrieta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Wildomar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dutch Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
      • Dutch Village is located in Riverside County
    • Auld ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auld have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auld
      • Auld is located in Riverside County
    • Aguanga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sedco Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedco Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedco Hills
      • Sedco Hills is located in Riverside County
    • Lakeland Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
      • Lakeland Village is located in Riverside County
    • Sage
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
      • Sage is located in Riverside County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to San Luis Rey Heights, see our County-by-County Page for San Luis Rey Heights.

Newspapers Published in San Luis Rey Heights ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around San Luis Rey Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of San Luis Rey Heights, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for San Luis Rey Heights.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to San Luis Rey Heights:

Cemeteries Near San Luis Rey Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of San Luis Rey Heights.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for San Luis Rey Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from San Luis Rey Heights, with the one closest to San Luis Rey Heights listed first.

  • Fallbrook Odd Fellows Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fallbrook.
    • The Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Malsonic Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8139 <4>
  • San Luis Rey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Luis Rey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Luis Rey Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Pala Tribal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eternal Hills Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • San Marcos Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Valley Center Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pauma Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pauma Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauma Valley Cemetery
  • St. Bartholomew Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bartholomew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bartholomew Cemetery
  • Laurel Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Olivenhain Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivenhain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivenhain Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Radec Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find San Luis Rey Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of San Luis Rey Heights.

These communities are listed based on their distance from San Luis Rey Heights, with the one closest to San Luis Rey Heights listed first.

  • Bonsall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fallbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • DeLuz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeLuz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLuz
    • DeLuz is located in San Diego County
  • Rainbow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
    • Rainbow is located in San Diego County
  • Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Vista is located in San Diego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vista <1>
  • Buena Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in San Diego County
  • Pala
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ysidora ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ysidora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ysidora
    • Ysidora is located in San Diego County
  • San Luis Rey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Oaks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Twin Oaks is located in San Diego County
  • Buena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena
    • Buena is located in San Diego County
  • Valley Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oceanside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • San Marcos
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Escondido Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escondido Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Junction
      • Escondido Junction is located in San Diego County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around San Luis Rey Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around San Luis Rey Heights.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Luis Rey Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- San Luis Rey Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Luis Rey Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3189, Longitude: -117.2092       In this case, the coordinates for San Luis Rey Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 San Luis Rey Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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