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DeLuz, California

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Camp Pendleton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92028. The Survey maps it on the Morro Hill quadrangle.

DeLuz within San Diego County

Then and now

1901 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of DeLuz, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of DeLuz, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 35 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

245 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 245 fires within 5 miles of DeLuz between 1992 and 2020, burning about 32,756 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 20 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/undetermined96
Equipment and vehicle use73
Debris and open burning23
Arson/incendiarism20
Recreation and ceremony14
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Smoking3
Natural2

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
7 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionALTA
6 September 1994Equipment and vehicle use35 acresSan Diego UnitDELUZ
4 September 2012Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSan Diego UnitSYCAMORE DR / GREEN CANYO
4 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresSan Diego UnitROXANNE
30 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitDE LUZ
3 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitBUYS
29 September 1995Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSan Diego UnitSHADY
29 September 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreSan Diego UnitFLOR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of DeLuz: 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Schier Clay DepositClayPast Producer
Schier Clay DepositsClayProspectSedimentary
Unnamed Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast 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
Fallbrook1.6 miles36
Winterwarm2.9 miles31
San Luis Rey Heights4.3 miles31
Jofegan4.4 miles35
Ridgecrest Estates4.5 miles30
De Luz Heights5.0 miles36
Bonsall5.4 miles31
Pala Mesa6.0 miles31

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660532. 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.