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Johnstown, California

42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92040. It lies near Rios Canyon. The Survey maps it on the El Cajon quadrangle.

Johnstown within San Diego County

Then and now

1893 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Johnstown, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Johnstown, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

18 surveys from 42 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

653 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 653 fires within 5 miles of Johnstown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,414 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 50 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/undetermined329
Equipment and vehicle use168
Arson/incendiarism50
Misuse of fire by a minor37
Debris and open burning26
Smoking22
Recreation and ceremony11
Natural6
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes1
Fireworks1

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
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitVISTA DE LA MONTANA D 3
8 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSan Diego UnitSUMMIT 2
8 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitBLOSSOM
8 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitJENNINGS
7 September 2000Natural1.0 acresSan Diego UnitTREE
7 September 2000Naturalunder an acreSan Diego UnitLIGHTENING
7 September 2000Naturalunder an acreSan Diego UnitQUAIL
7 September 2000Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictEVERGREEN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 60 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 60 workings within 5 miles of Johnstown: 38 past producers, 11 producers, 9 occurrences, 2 prospects. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Molybdenum, 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
Coyote Mountains Nickel ProspectNickelOccurrenceGarnierite
Fletcher DepositUranium, ThoriumProspect
Hoover Lakeside,TunnerGemstoneProducer
Lakeside Lime and Marl DepositLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Red Rose QuarryQuartzProducer
Dehesa DepositStone, DimensionOccurrence
HooverFeldsparPast Producer
Hoover Lakeside,Tunner DepositFeldsparProducer
Iron MasterIronOccurrenceVein
Iron MasterIronProspect

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
Lakeview0.5 miles42
Glenview0.6 miles42
Lakeside1.9 miles42
Riverview Farms1.9 miles42
Winter Gardens2.0 miles42
Riverview2.2 miles42
Granite Hills2.5 miles42
La Cresta2.6 miles38

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656547. 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.