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Jofegan, California

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Camp Pendleton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92058. It lies near Rattlesnake Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Morro Hill quadrangle.

Jofegan within San Diego County

Then and now

1901 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Jofegan, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Jofegan, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

On record in Jofegan

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 35 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

77 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Jofegan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22,130 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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/undetermined38
Equipment and vehicle use21
Debris and open burning6
Arson/incendiarism5
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor3

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
7 September 2011Arson/incendiarism2.4 acresSan Diego Unitnot named
6 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
29 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 2016Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 2016Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitGEORGENE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Jofegan: 5 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Granite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Vandegrift Boulevard PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Decomposed Granite PitGraniteProducer
Decomposed Granite PitGranitePast Producer
Schier Clay DepositClayPast Producer
Schier Clay DepositsClayProspectSedimentary
Unnamed Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast 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
Chappo2.2 miles35
Ysidora (historical)4.2 miles35
DeLuz4.4 miles35
San Luis Rey5.7 miles48
Bonsall5.9 miles31
Fallbrook6.0 miles36
Winterwarm6.1 miles31
Stuart6.4 miles35

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.

Wikipedia article on JofeganAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q18379418The 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 1660816. 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.