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Jamacha, 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 92019. It lies near Mexican Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Jamul Mountains quadrangle.

Jamacha 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 Jamacha, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Jamacha, 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

654 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 654 fires within 5 miles of Jamacha between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,848 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 83 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/undetermined352
Equipment and vehicle use107
Arson/incendiarism83
Recreation and ceremony44
Debris and open burning30
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Natural7
Smoking7
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Other causes3
Fireworks2

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 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
8 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugeCREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 32 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Jamacha: 20 past producers, 9 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Dehesa DepositStone, DimensionOccurrence
El Granito Mineral SpringsGeothermalProducer
Mcginty Mountain DepositFeldsparPast Producer
Mcginty Mtn Deposit Dehesa CorntyFeldsparProducer
Unnamed QuarryStonePast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStonePast Producer
Lost Peg Leg ClaimGoldProspect
Parsons MineGoldPast Producer
Parsonsorange BlossommineGoldProducer

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
Rancho San Diego1.3 miles30
Jamacha Junction1.7 miles30
Indian Springs2.2 miles30
North Jamul2.5 miles29
Jamul2.5 miles30
Hillsdale2.7 miles42
Calavo Gardens3.0 miles42
Homelands3.2 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 255508. 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.