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Branson, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Palomar-Julian census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92036. It stands on Eastwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Julian quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Branson within San Diego County

Then and now

1903 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Branson (historical), surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Branson (historical), surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

On record in Branson

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 34 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

279 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 279 fires within 5 miles of Branson (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 70,676 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 21 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/undetermined98
Equipment and vehicle use59
Debris and open burning44
Natural27
Arson/incendiarism21
Recreation and ceremony17
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking2

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 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitENGINEER
8 September 1996Natural4.0 acresSan Diego UnitFELIPE # 2
7 September 2000Naturalunder an acreSan Diego UnitLANE
7 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitHIESE
6 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use685 acresSan Diego UnitVOLCAN
6 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitRANCH
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictOFILA
4 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictHEMBORG

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 109 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 109 workings within 5 miles of Branson (historical): 35 producers, 27 past producers, 26 occurrences, 20 prospects. 35 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Nickel, Copper, Gold, Copper. 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
Foster QuarryStoneProducer
Foster QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Friday Copper Co ClaimCobalt, Copper, NickelProspect
Friday DepositNickel, Iron, Cobalt, CopperProspect
Friday MineCopper, Nickel, Cobalt, Palladium, Platinum, IridiumOccurrence1885
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Kentwood Scheelite ClaimTungstenOccurrence
OwensGold, Copper, SilverPast ProducerVein
Owens MineGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Owens Old OwensmineGold, Copper, SilverProducer

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
Julian0.8 miles34
Whispering Pines1.8 miles34
Wynola2.0 miles34
Pine Hills2.2 miles34
Kentwood-In-The-Pines2.3 miles34
Santa Ysabel3.7 miles34
Banner3.8 miles34
Harrison Park4.4 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1868955. 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.