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History · Del Dios

44% of Del Dios’ homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1893 on.

0on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Del Dios’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Del Dios are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18935 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1996. Watch Del Dios change.Old housesHalf of Del Dios’ homes were built before 1944.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Del Dios’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Del Dios on the map, 1893 to 1996

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Del Dios. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Del Dios on the 1893 USGS mapDel Dios on the 1901 USGS mapDel Dios on the 1948 USGS mapDel Dios on the 1968 USGS mapDel Dios on the 1996 USGS map1893Escondido sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Del Dios.

The story so far

Del Dios, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Del Dios yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Del Dios is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 396.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Del Dios

Nobody well known was born in Del Dios itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Cameron DiazAmerican actress and model · b. 1972
Jimmie JohnsonAmerican racing driver · b. 1975
Gregory PeckAmerican actor · b. 1916
Robert DuvallAmerican actor and director · b. 1931
Joshua BassettAmerican actor and singer-songwriter · b. 2000
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Carol GreiderAmerican molecular biologist · b. 1961
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

San Diego92 historic placesAEscondido5 historic placesC+

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.