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Dulzura, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Jamul census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91935. It lies near Pringle Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Dulzura quadrangle.

Dulzura 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 Dulzura, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Dulzura, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 29 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

468 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 468 fires within 5 miles of Dulzura between 1992 and 2020, burning about 35,638 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 22 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/undetermined168
Recreation and ceremony160
Equipment and vehicle use59
Arson/incendiarism22
Debris and open burning21
Firearms and explosives use20
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Natural5
Smoking2
Other causes1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined35 acresSan Diego National Wildlife RefugeMARRON 3
8 September 1997Arson/incendiarism11 acresCleveland National ForestHONEY SPRINGS
7 September 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitHONEY
5 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictPAISA
4 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSan Diego UnitBORDER 20
4 September 2009Arson/incendiarism40 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictCHECKPOINT
4 September 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCleveland National ForestSNELL
4 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego National Wildlife RefugeOTAY 4

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Dulzura: 11 occurrences, 6 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Molybdenum, Limestone, General, Iron. 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
Bird Rock DepositREEProspect
Bonanza ClaimIronOccurrence
Cedar Creek MineLead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, CopperProspect
Donohoe MineGold, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, Tungsten, ZincPast Producer
Dulzura DepositStone, DimensionOccurrence
Engineer's SpringsManganeseOccurrence
Sweetwater Sand Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Jamul Ranch DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Jamuljamul Portland Cement CoLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Mayars Ranch DepositMolybdenumOccurrence

Every working recorded in San Diego County

Storms near this place

7 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dulzura in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 2 funnel cloud, 2 flood, 1 wildfire, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2003WildfireDulzura1 hurt, $500,000no account filed
January 2023FloodDulzura-Flooding was reported at Honey Springs Road and Mother Grundy truck trail, with two feet of water over the road. Three inches of rainfall was reported in the 24 hours preceding the flooding.
February 2022Heavy RainDulzura-Heavy rain occurred across the region with 1 to 2 inches of rain in total for the storm event.
February 2017FloodDulzura-California Highway Patrol reported 3 ft of water from Delzura Creek flowing over Highway 94.
August 2012Flash FloodDulzura-CHP is reporting a mud, dirt and rock slide along Deerhorn Valley Road. They also reported that heavy rain was causing flooding near Otay Lakes Road and that the bridge near the fire station was about to be washed out. No word was received if it actually did wash out.
August 2001Funnel CloudDulzura-no account filed
March 1998Funnel CloudDulzura-no account filed

Every storm 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
Engineer Springs1.4 miles29
Doghouse Junction4.4 miles28
Barrett Junction4.5 miles28
Phelps Corner5.6 miles29
Jamul Indian Village6.4 miles29
Jamul7.1 miles30
North Jamul7.3 miles29
Indian Springs7.4 miles30

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on DulzuraAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3474802The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 270936. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.