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Barrett Junction, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Jamul census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91917. It stands on Potrero Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tecate quadrangle.

Barrett Junction within San Diego County

Then and now

1903 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Barrett Junction, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Barrett Junction, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 28 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

479 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 479 fires within 5 miles of Barrett Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 73,361 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 70 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/undetermined170
Recreation and ceremony140
Arson/incendiarism70
Equipment and vehicle use42
Debris and open burning18
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Firearms and explosives use11
Natural6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking2
Fireworks1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined35 acresSan Diego National Wildlife RefugeMARRON 3
9 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictPOTRERO
7 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined22 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictBORDER 9
6 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictGOODE
5 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictPAISA
5 September 1992Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictTECATE
3 September 2006Natural1.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictBARRETT
3 September 2006Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictPOLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Barrett Junction: 9 occurrences, 4 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Molybdenum, Silica, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bird Rock DepositREEProspect
Donohoe MineGold, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, Tungsten, ZincPast Producer
Dulzura DepositStone, DimensionOccurrence
Engineer's SpringsManganeseOccurrence
Pilz DepositFeldspar, SilicaProspect
Sweetwater Sand Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
PotreroSilicaOccurrence
Mayars Ranch DepositMolybdenumOccurrence
Mayers Ranch, SchecklerMolybdenumOccurrenceMolybdenite
Meyers RanchMolybdenumOccurrenceVein

Every working recorded in San Diego County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Engineer Springs3.3 miles29
Dulzura4.5 miles29
Tecate4.8 miles28
Potrero5.0 miles30
Doghouse Junction7.1 miles28
Phelps Corner9.4 miles29
Canyon City9.6 miles30
Jamul Indian Village10.9 miles29

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 Q122549274The 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 1660313. 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.