Fort Rosecrans, California
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92106. The Survey maps it on the Point Loma quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1904 against another survey:
On record in Fort Rosecrans
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 4 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemeterylisted 2016 · 0.5 miles away
Old Point Loma Lighthouselisted 1974 · 0.9 miles away
Rosecroftlisted 2003 · 0.9 miles away
Cabrillo National Monumentlisted 1966 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 34 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1904 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1930 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Point Loma quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Point Loma quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS Point Loma quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1979 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Point Loma quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
25 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Fort Rosecrans between 2003 and 2018, burning about 7 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 13 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 25 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 24 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 20 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Playa | 1.9 miles | 34 | |
| Azure Vista | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Riviera Villas | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Fleetridge | 3.0 miles | 34 | |
| Roseville | 3.1 miles | 34 | |
| Sunset Cliffs | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Coronado | 3.3 miles | 34 | |
| Tent City (historical) | 3.9 miles | 34 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 242375. 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.











