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Fernbrook, California

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Ramona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92065. It lies near Kimball Valley. The Survey maps it on the San Vicente Reservoir quadrangle.

Fernbrook within San Diego County

Then and now

1893 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Fernbrook, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Fernbrook, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 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

457 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 457 fires within 5 miles of Fernbrook between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,630 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 36 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/undetermined194
Equipment and vehicle use147
Arson/incendiarism36
Debris and open burning27
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Recreation and ceremony11
Smoking7
Natural6
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Other causes3
Fireworks2
Firearms and explosives use2

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 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitSAN VICENTE
8 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use10 acresSouthern California AgencyBARONA
7 September 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Diego UnitHUNTER
5 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitWILDCAT CANYON RD / MUT 4
5 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitROBERTSON
4 September 2019Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictVICENTE
4 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitPATCO
30 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitDYE RD / RAMONA ST

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Fernbrook: 16 past producers, 6 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Molybdenum. 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
Daley MineCopperPast Producer
Featherstone DepositSilicaOccurrence
Fernbrook DepositMolybdenumProspect
Klondike ClaimGoldOccurrence
Mykrantz DepositFeldsparOccurrence
Calif Wire Sawyer Corp.Stone, Crushed/Broken, GranitePast Producer
Nelson and Sloan Pit No. 12Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ttt QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Waterman Granite Co. QuarryGranite, 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
Shady Dell0.4 miles37
Irvings Crest0.8 miles37
Rosemont2.4 miles31
Mussey Grove (historical)2.8 miles37
Barona3.2 miles40
Rock Haven (historical)3.6 miles37
Foster4.2 miles37
Ramona5.6 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 242220. 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.