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Lincoln Acres, California

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91950. It lies near Paradise Valley. The Survey maps it on the National City quadrangle.

Lincoln Acres within San Diego County

Then and now

1904 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Lincoln Acres, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Lincoln Acres, surveyed 1904

Compare 1904 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 32 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

472 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 472 fires within 5 miles of Lincoln Acres between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,505 acres in total. None started naturally. 87 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/undetermined290
Arson/incendiarism87
Debris and open burning32
Misuse of fire by a minor26
Smoking20
Equipment and vehicle use14
Recreation and ceremony3

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 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego Unitnot named
9 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2005Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
7 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Lincoln Acres: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Stone, 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
National Brick CompanyClayPast Producer
San Diego Stone Co. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
San Diego Stone Co.QuarryStoneProducer
Chollas Valley Salt Co.SaltPast Producer
Sweetwater CreekSaltPast Producer
Sierra Sand PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Sweetwater Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Woodward Sand PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in San Diego County

Storms near this place

3 since 2020

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lincoln Acres in 3 storm reports between 2020 and 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2024Flash FloodLincoln Acres-A vehicle was stuck in water at the on-ramp of I-5 North and 28th Street in National City, persons were trapped inside. Rainfall rates in at the time of report were 1.30 inches per hour.||Northbound I-15 at Main Street was fully closed around 1:30 PM due to flooding, and drivers were at a standstill in the flooded roadways.
September 2021FloodLincoln Acres-All four lanes flooded I-15 South at Civic Center. Blocked storm drain.
December 2020Thunderstorm WindLincoln Acres-NBC 7 media reports large palm tree top snapped off and damage to the roof of an Amazon warehouse. A line of thunderstorms moved through this area 7 to 8 pm Monday the 28th. Heavy rain and wind microburst likely caused damage. photos provided on nbc7.

Every storm 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
Paradise Hills1.1 miles32
National City1.6 miles32
Sunny Vista1.6 miles32
Shelltown1.9 miles32
Lynwood Hills1.9 miles32
Chula Vista2.0 miles32
South Bay Terraces2.1 miles32
South Encantato2.3 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660914. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.