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Welcome to Tierra del Sol ...

Tierra del Sol is located in San Diego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tierra del Sol, you might consider that their post office opened in 1956.

Tierra del Sol is 3,670 feet [1,119 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Tierra del Sol is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Tierra del Sol lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Tierra del Sol: 619 & 858<3>

Communities near Tierra del Sol ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tierra del Sol.

  • Boulevard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacumba Hot Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Campo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Titus ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Titus is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titus
  • Morena Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Morena Village is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morena Village
  • Canyon City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Canyon City is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
  • Dos Cabezas ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dos Cabezas is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dos Cabezas
  • Potrero
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Laguna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Tecate
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tierra del Sol. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tierra del Sol.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tierra del Sol. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tierra del Sol.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tierra del Sol. See our Newspapers Page for Tierra del Sol.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tierra del Sol ...

Looking for more information about Tierra del Sol? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tierra del Sol, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tierra del Sol.

Adding Tierra del Sol to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tierra del Sol in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Tierra del Sol was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tierra del Sol post office opened in 1956. The Tierra del Sol post office closed in 1964.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tierra del Sol.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Diego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tierra del Sol - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 619 code has been Overlayed with the 858 area code. New phone numbers in the Tierra del Sol area will be assigned with one of these codes: 619 or 858. As a result, placing a call in the Tierra del Sol area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/