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Farr, California

48 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Oceanside-Escondido census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92008. It lies near Canyon de las Encinas. The Survey maps it on the San Luis Rey quadrangle.

Farr within San Diego County

Then and now

1893 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Farr, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Farr, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 48 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

55 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Farr between 1997 and 2020, burning about 724 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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/undetermined33
Equipment and vehicle use10
Arson/incendiarism7
Debris and open burning2
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 2009Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 2005Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
20 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
17 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitFALL - FROM HEIGHT
5 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSan Diego Unitnot named
5 August 1997Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresSan Diego UnitDE LUZ
23 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder 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 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Farr: 10 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Silica. 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
California Salt Co.SaltPast Producer
Crystal Silica CompanySilicaProducer
Kelly Ranch MineClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Kelly Ranch MineStone, DimensionPast Producer
Evans Point DepositStonePast Producer
Marrow QuarryStoneProducer
Ponto Beach DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
South Coast PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Calavera QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Marron Bros. Inc.Stone, 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
Carlsbad2.2 miles48
South Oceanside3.5 miles48
Escondido Junction4.1 miles48
La Costa4.3 miles50
Leucadia4.5 miles50
Ocean Hills4.6 miles48
Talich4.9 miles48
Oceanside5.2 miles46

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660628. 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.