Jamacha Junction, California
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92019. It lies near Jamacha Valley. The Survey maps it on the Jamul Mountains quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1994The 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.


Compare 1903 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 30 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
- 1943 USGS Jamul quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Jamul quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Jamul Mountains quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS El Cajon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Jamul Mountains quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
579 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 579 fires within 5 miles of Jamacha Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,160 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 78 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 | 324 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 88 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 78 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego National Wildlife Refuge | SYCUAN |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Desert District | PROCTOR |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Diego National Wildlife Refuge | PROCTOR3 |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Diego National Wildlife Refuge | PROCTOR2 |
| 9 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | San Diego National Wildlife Refuge | PAR |
| 8 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | San Diego National Wildlife Refuge | JAMACHA |
| 8 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego National Wildlife Refuge | CREEK |
| 8 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | POWERLINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Jamacha Junction: 21 past producers, 13 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coyote Mountains Nickel Prospect | Nickel | Occurrence | Garnierite | |
| Coyote Mtn Gypsum & S | Sulfur, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | Gypsum | |
| El Granito Mineral Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Mcginty Mountain Deposit | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Mcginty Mtn Deposit Dehesa Cornty | Feldspar | Producer | ||
| Independent Stone Co Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Lost Peg Leg Claim | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Parsons Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho San Diego | 0.7 miles | 30 | |
| Homelands | 1.6 miles | 30 | |
| Jamacha | 1.7 miles | 30 | |
| Calavo Gardens | 1.8 miles | 42 | |
| Casa de Oro | 2.1 miles | 30 | |
| Mount Helix | 2.8 miles | 42 | |
| Hillsdale | 2.8 miles | 42 | |
| Spring Valley | 3.0 miles | 30 |
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 Q122541451 | 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 243990. 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.










