Barrett, California
22 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 91906. It lies near Smith Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Cameron Corners 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 22 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 Campo quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Campo 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 Cameron Corners quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1959 USGS Campo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS El Cajon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Cameron Corners quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
241 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 241 fires within 5 miles of Barrett between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12,966 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 14 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 | 95 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 1997 | Natural | under an acre | San Diego Unit | LA POSTA |
| 9 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 330 acres | California Desert District | LA POSTA |
| 8 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | B5 2 |
| 7 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 40 acres | California Desert District | SPENCER |
| 4 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | FAR FIRE |
| 29 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | MILL |
| 26 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 26 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | MORENA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Barrett: 5 prospects, 5 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Molybdenum, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andes Mine | Tin | Occurrence | ||
| Bullard Prospect | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Quality Deposit | Feldspar, Silica | Prospect | ||
| Willhite Group | Gold, Arsenic, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Cameron Corners Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Campo Milling Corp. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Campo Milling Corp. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Clover Flat Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Campo | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Campo | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Corners | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| Campo | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Rancho Del Campo | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Hacienda del Florasol | 2.3 miles | 30 | |
| Clover Flat | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Morena Village | 4.2 miles | 31 | |
| Canyon City | 4.3 miles | 30 | |
| Boulder Oaks | 7.2 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660312. 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.










