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.
Then and now
1903 to 1979The 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.


Compare 1903 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 28 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.
- 1903 USGS Cuyamaca quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Potrero quadrangle1:48000
- 1944 USGS Potrero quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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
- 1960 USGS Potrero quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Tecate quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS El Cajon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
479 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 170 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 140 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 70 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 11 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | San Diego National Wildlife Refuge | MARRON 3 |
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | California Desert District | POTRERO |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | California Desert District | BORDER 9 |
| 6 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Desert District | GOODE |
| 5 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | California Desert District | PAISA |
| 5 September 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | California Desert District | TECATE |
| 3 September 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | California Desert District | BARRETT |
| 3 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | POLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Rock Deposit | REE | Prospect | ||
| Donohoe Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Dulzura Deposit | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Engineer's Springs | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Pilz Deposit | Feldspar, Silica | Prospect | ||
| Sweetwater Sand Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Potrero | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Mayars Ranch Deposit | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Mayers Ranch, Scheckler | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Meyers Ranch | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineer Springs | 3.3 miles | 29 | |
| Dulzura | 4.5 miles | 29 | |
| Tecate | 4.8 miles | 28 | |
| Potrero | 5.0 miles | 30 | |
| Doghouse Junction | 7.1 miles | 28 | |
| Phelps Corner | 9.4 miles | 29 | |
| Canyon City | 9.6 miles | 30 | |
| Jamul Indian Village | 10.9 miles | 29 |
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 Q122549274 | 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 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.










