BlockVanished settlements of San Diego County, California
The Geographic Names Information System records 15 places in San Diego County, California that are no longer settlements. The government mapped every one of them, and those sheets survive.
No longer settlements
15A place leaves this list only by being unmade: the post office closes, the mine works out, the road moves. The name stays in the federal gazetteer, flagged historical, and the topographic sheets that recorded it stay in the archive.
| Where in the county | Place | Where it stood | Nearest place today | Mapped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta | near Mount Helix, El Cajon quadrangle | 0.1 miles south of Grossmont | 42 sheets, 1893 to 1996 | |
| Branson | on Eastwood Creek, Julian quadrangle | 0.9 miles east of Julian | 34 sheets, 1903 to 1997 | |
| Coronado Heights | on Otay River, Imperial Beach OE W quadrangle | 1.5 miles south-east of Imperial Beach | 27 sheets, 1904 to 1996 | |
| Cuyamaca | on Kwettap ’Ekwii Emak, Cuyamaca Peak quadrangle | 2.9 miles north of Harrison Park | 34 sheets, 1903 to 1997 | |
| Don | near Horno Canyon, Las Pulgas Canyon quadrangle | 2.0 miles north-west of Agra | 35 sheets, 1901 to 1982 | |
| El Capitan | on Sand Creek, El Cajon Mountain quadrangle | 3.0 miles north of Four Corners | 40 sheets, 1893 to 1997 | |
| Elvira | near San Clemente Canyon, La Jolla quadrangle | 0.7 miles west of Easter Cross | 34 sheets, 1903 to 1996 | |
| Ladrillo | near San Clemente Canyon, La Jolla quadrangle | 1.6 miles north-east of North Clairemont | 34 sheets, 1903 to 1996 | |
| Linda Vista | near Carroll Canyon, Del Mar quadrangle | 2.3 miles south-west of University City | 35 sheets, 1903 to 1994 | |
| Mussey Grove | on Padre Barona Creek, San Vicente Reservoir quadrangle | 1.8 miles south-west of Foster | 37 sheets, 1893 to 1996 | |
| Poway Grove | on Poway Creek, Poway quadrangle | 0.1 miles north-west of Poway Grove Park | 37 sheets, 1903 to 1996 | |
| Rock Haven | near Woodson Mountain, San Vicente Reservoir quadrangle | 2.5 miles east of Rosemont | 37 sheets, 1893 to 1996 | |
| Selwyn | La Jolla quadrangle | 0.9 miles south-west of University City | 34 sheets, 1903 to 1996 | |
| Tent City | Point Loma quadrangle | 0.8 miles north-west of Coronado | 34 sheets, 1904 to 1996 | |
| Ysidora | near Pueblitos Canyon, Morro Hill quadrangle | 2.3 miles north of Chappo | 35 sheets, 1901 to 1982 |
Provenance
- Which settlements are gone. Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey. A place is listed here when the federal gazetteer flags its record historical; that is the government's judgement, not this site's.
- Where each one stood. The gazetteer's own coordinates, and the nearest named landform and quadrangle from the same file.
- Distance and direction to the nearest surviving place. Computed here from the gazetteer coordinates of both places, straight line, to the nearest tenth of a mile.
- Sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The count is of sheets covering the site, so it describes how often the AREA was surveyed and not how long the settlement lasted.