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Hillsdale, California

42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92019. The Survey maps it on the El Cajon quadrangle.

Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Hillsdale, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

18 surveys from 42 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

609 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 609 fires within 5 miles of Hillsdale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,706 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 69 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/undetermined356
Equipment and vehicle use102
Arson/incendiarism69
Recreation and ceremony22
Debris and open burning22
Misuse of fire by a minor22
Smoking9
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes2
Fireworks1
Natural1

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 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugeSYCUAN
9 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugePROCTOR2
9 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSan Diego National Wildlife RefugePAR
8 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugeJAMACHA
8 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugeCREEK
8 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitPOWERLINE
8 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitJENNINGS
7 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitWILLOW GLEN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 49 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Hillsdale: 26 past producers, 18 producers, 4 occurrences, 1 prospect. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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
Coyote Mountains Nickel ProspectNickelOccurrenceGarnierite
Coyote Mtn Gypsum & SSulfur, Gypsum-AnhydriteProducerGypsum
Dehesa DepositStone, DimensionOccurrence
El Granito Mineral SpringsGeothermalProducer
FernbrookMolybdenumOccurrenceMolybdenite
Mcginty Mountain DepositFeldsparPast Producer
Mcginty Mtn Deposit Dehesa CorntyFeldsparProducer
Unnamed QuarryStonePast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStonePast Producer
WoolseyMolybdenumOccurrenceMolybdenite

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
Bostonia2.0 miles42
Granite Hills2.1 miles42
Calavo Gardens2.1 miles42
El Cajon2.1 miles42
Rancho San Diego2.2 miles30
Cajon Heights2.7 miles42
Jamacha2.7 miles30
Jamacha Junction2.8 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656540. 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.