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Indian Springs, California

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Jamul census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91935. It lies near Mexican Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Jamul Mountains quadrangle.

Indian Springs within San Diego County

Then and now

1903 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Indian Springs, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Indian Springs, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 30 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

673 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 673 fires within 5 miles of Indian Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,372 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 88 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/undetermined351
Equipment and vehicle use108
Arson/incendiarism88
Recreation and ceremony62
Debris and open burning31
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Natural7
Smoking7
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Fireworks2
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 UnitPROCTOR #2
9 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictPROCTOR
9 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugePROCTOR3
9 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugePROCTOR2
9 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitSKYLINE
9 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSan Diego National Wildlife RefugePAR
8 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugeJAMACHA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Indian Springs: 17 past producers, 6 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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
Dehesa DepositStone, DimensionOccurrence
Lost Peg Leg ClaimGoldProspect
Jamul Ranch DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Jamuljamul Portland Cement CoLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Mcginty Mountain DepositFeldsparPast Producer
Mcginty Mtn Deposit Dehesa CorntyFeldsparProducer
Unnamed QuarryStonePast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStonePast Producer
C B Grove Deposit--Pit #1GraniteProducer
C B Grove Deposit--Pit No. 1Stone, 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
Jamul0.3 miles30
North Jamul0.7 miles29
Jamul Indian Village1.1 miles29
Jamacha2.2 miles30
Rancho San Diego3.4 miles30
Jamacha Junction3.6 miles30
Phelps Corner3.7 miles29
Dehesa4.5 miles38

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660796. 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.