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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.

Barrett within San Diego County

Then and now

1931 to 1997

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Barrett, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Barrett, surveyed 1931

Compare 1931 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 22 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

241 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined95
Equipment and vehicle use38
Recreation and ceremony31
Debris and open burning22
Natural15
Arson/incendiarism14
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Smoking6
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Other causes2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Firearms and explosives use1

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 1997Naturalunder an acreSan Diego UnitLA POSTA
9 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined330 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictLA POSTA
8 September 2009Debris and open burning1.0 acresSan Diego UnitB5 2
7 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenance40 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictSPENCER
4 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitFAR FIRE
29 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitMILL
26 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresSan Diego Unitnot named
26 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCleveland National ForestMORENA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Andes MineTinOccurrence
Bullard ProspectGraphiteOccurrence
Quality DepositFeldspar, SilicaProspect
Willhite GroupGold, Arsenic, SilverProspect
Cameron Corners PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Campo Milling Corp.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Campo Milling Corp.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Clover Flat PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
CampoMolybdenumOccurrenceMolybdenite
CampoMolybdenumOccurrenceMolybdenite

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
Cameron Corners0.6 miles22
Campo1.6 miles19
Rancho Del Campo2.0 miles19
Hacienda del Florasol2.3 miles30
Clover Flat3.3 miles22
Morena Village4.2 miles31
Canyon City4.3 miles30
Boulder Oaks7.2 miles22

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.