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College Heights, California

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92115. The Survey maps it on the La Mesa quadrangle.

College Heights within San Diego County

Then and now

1903 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of College Heights, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of College Heights, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

On record in College Heights

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

13 surveys from 37 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

436 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 436 fires within 5 miles of College Heights between 1994 and 2020, burning about 10,252 acres in total. None started naturally. 89 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/undetermined237
Arson/incendiarism89
Debris and open burning43
Smoking34
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Equipment and vehicle use15
Recreation and ceremony1

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 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
9 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.1 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitASSIST 53
5 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 32 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of College Heights: 25 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Granite. 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
Canyon Rock Co. Plant and QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mission Gorge QuarryDolomite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Charles G. Moore QuarryGranitePast Producer
Moore Quarry Charles G.GraniteProducer
Canyon Rock Co.Plant and QuarryStoneProducer
Fletcher QuarriesStoneProducer
Golden Co.Inc.StoneProducer
Independent Stone Co QuarryStoneProducer
Acme Truck Co. Pit No. 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Caltrans QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

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
Del Cerro0.9 miles37
Allied Gardens1.6 miles37
Grantville1.9 miles37
La Mesa2.5 miles37
East San Diego2.6 miles32
Lemon Grove2.8 miles32
Normal Heights2.9 miles37
Chollas Creek3.0 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1869529. 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.