Bankhead Springs, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Mountain Empire census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91934. It lies near Goat Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Jacumba quadrangle.
Then and now
1931 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 66 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1931 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1931 USGS Carrizo quadrangle1:125000
- 1939 USGS Jacumba quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Jacumba quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacumba quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacumba quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS El Cajon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Jacumba quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
200 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 200 fires within 5 miles of Bankhead Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,088 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 89 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 51 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | RIBBONWOOD 4 |
| 7 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | JACUMBA |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | HI PASS RD TIERRA_DEL_SO |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | OLD 2 |
| 30 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | CARRIZO GORGE RD JACU 18 |
| 25 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Desert District | JACUMBA 2 |
| 25 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | San Diego Unit | MCCAIN |
| 20 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | TOE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Bankhead Springs: 13 occurrences, 12 prospects, 11 producers, 8 past producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Manganese, Tungsten, Quartz. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atomic Flat Group | Uranium, Thorium | Prospect | ||
| Carrizo Gorge Deposit | Wollastonite | Occurrence | ||
| Jacumba Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Last Canyon Mine | Strontium | Prospect | ||
| Mcguffie Foundation Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mcguffie Foundation Deposit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Packrat Mine | Gemstone, Semiprecious Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Nickel, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Beebe Hole Mine | Semiprecious Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Crystal Gem Mine | Gemstone | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulevard | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Calexico Lodge | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Manzanita | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Titus | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Jacumba Hot Springs | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Tierra del Sol | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Live Oak Springs | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Mortero Palms | 6.8 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122588853 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 238958. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.










