Lilac, California
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Pauma Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92082. It lies near Weaver Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Pala quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 32 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.
- 1901 USGS San Luis Rey quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Temecula quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Pala quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Pala quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Pala quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Pala quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
398 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 398 fires within 5 miles of Lilac between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,471 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 26 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 | 161 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 129 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
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 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | LILAC RD / COUSER CANYO 3 |
| 9 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | CIRCLE |
| 8 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | GOPHER |
| 7 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | COLE |
| 5 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 198 acres | San Diego Unit | LILAC FIRE |
| 5 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | San Diego Unit | PASQUAL |
| 4 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | OLD 4 |
| 4 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | COUSER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Lilac: 5 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Silver, Vanadium, Lead, Copper, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradburry Prospect | Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Pala Chief Mine | Vanadium, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pala Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pankey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Weir Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Meadows | 4.6 miles | 42 | |
| Lawrence Welk Resort Village | 4.9 miles | 40 | |
| Pala Mesa | 5.2 miles | 31 | |
| Pala | 5.4 miles | 32 | |
| Valley Center | 5.5 miles | 42 | |
| Pauma Valley | 5.5 miles | 35 | |
| Rincon | 6.7 miles | 35 | |
| San Luis Rey Heights | 7.0 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660910. 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.













