Hulburd Grove, California
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Laguna-Pine Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91916. It lies near Descanso Valley. The Survey maps it on the Descanso quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1997The 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.


Compare 1903 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1903 USGS Cuyamaca quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Cuyamaca Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Cuyamaca Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Cuyamaca Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Cuyamaca Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Descanso quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1979 USGS El Cajon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Descanso quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
389 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 389 fires within 5 miles of Hulburd Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,003 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 43 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 151 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 88 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Other causes | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Cleveland National Forest | VIEJAS |
| 9 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | EIGHT |
| 8 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | GUATAY |
| 8 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 75 acres | San Diego Unit | OAKZANITA |
| 7 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | San Diego Unit | AIRPLANE |
| 7 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | San Diego Unit | GREEN |
| 7 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | PICK-UP |
| 6 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cleveland National Forest | GLENN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Hulburd Grove: 4 producers, 4 prospects, 3 past producers, 2 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Quartz, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Feldspar. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descanso Mine | Gold, Silver | Producer | ||
| Descanso Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Vault of Ages Prospect | Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Ajax Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Allen Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lowrey Deposit | Quartz | Producer | ||
| Lowrey Deposit | Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Spanish Bayonet Deposit | Feldspar | Producer | ||
| Spanish Bayonet Deposit | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Decker Prospect | Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Descanso | 0.7 miles | 34 | |
| Stallion Oaks | 1.1 miles | 33 | |
| Descanso Junction | 1.5 miles | 34 | |
| Los Terrenitos | 1.9 miles | 34 | |
| Guatay | 3.6 miles | 34 | |
| The Willows | 5.6 miles | 33 | |
| Pine Valley | 5.7 miles | 34 | |
| Pine Grove | 7.5 miles | 33 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122551400 | The 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 1656542. 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.












