4S Ranch, California
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4S Ranch is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, United States.
To the east of 4S Ranch is the San Diego community of Rancho Bernardo. To the west is the Santa Fe Valley. Lake Hodges forms the northern border of the community while Black Mountain Ranch and Rancho Penasquitos are to the south.
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[edit] History
The origin of the name 4S Ranch is not specifically known. The first recorded owner of Rancho San Bernardo, as the area in which 4S Ranch is currently located, was by an Englishman named Joseph Snook (who later became a Mexican citizen and changed his name to Don Jose Francisco Snook). After the collapse of the California mission system around 1840, Snook obtained a land grant to build his own rancho where 4S Ranch now stands. Many now believe the "S" in 4S Ranch stands for "Snook". The "4" probably stands for "4 Snooks", either Snook and his three brothers or Snook and his wife and two children.
The property changed hands several times over the next 100 years. In 1938, the property was sold to the Ralphs family, owners of the southern California grocery chain. In the early 1980s, the Ralphs family agreed to develop the southern portion of their property (what is now the 4S Ranch master planned community) and retain the northern 1200 acres as a family retreat.
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[edit] Main thoroughfares
Camino del Norte provides the primary access for the community.
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[edit] Schools
4S Ranch is served by the Poway Unified School District.
[edit] High schools
Del Norte High School (This school is planned to open in 2009)
Maranatha Christian School
[edit] Middle schools
Oak Valley Middle School
Maranatha Christian School
[edit] Elementary schools
Stone Ranch Elementary School
Monterey Ridge Elementary School
Maranatha Christian School
[edit] 4S Ranch Community Organizations
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[edit] References
- San Diego Union Tribune Article about Joseph Snook and the 4S Ranch name
- San Diego Historical Society article about Joseph Snook
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Cities
Population over 100,000: San Diego (County seat) • Chula Vista • Oceanside • Escondido
Population 50,000 – 100,000: Carlsbad • El Cajon • Encinitas • La Mesa • National City • San Marcos • Santee • Vista
Population under 50,000: Coronado • Del Mar • Imperial Beach • Lemon Grove • Poway • Solana Beach
Census-designated places
Alpine • Bonita • Bonsall • Borrego Springs • Bostonia • Camp Pendleton North • Camp Pendleton South • Casa de Oro-Mount Helix • Crest • Fairbanks Ranch • Fallbrook • Granite Hills • Harbison Canyon • Hidden Meadows • Jamul • Julian • La Presa • Lake San Marcos • Lakeside • Pine Valley • Rainbow • Ramona • Rancho San Diego • Rancho Santa Fe • San Diego Country Estates • Spring Valley • Valley Center • Winter Gardens
Other unincorporated communities
4S Ranch • Boulevard • Campo • Descanso • Dulzura • Jacumba • Jesmond Dene • Lincoln Acres • Ocotillo Wells • Pala • Santa Ysabel
Colleges and Universities
Colleges & Universities: California State University, San Marcos • Point Loma Nazarene University • National University • Alliant International University • San Diego State University • University of California, San Diego • University of San Diego
Two-Year and Community Colleges: MiraCosta College • Palomar College • San Diego City College • San Diego Mesa College • San Diego Miramar College • Grossmont College • Cuyamaca College • Southwestern College
State Parks
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park • San Onofre State Park • Torrey Pines State Park
