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Linda Vista, California

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92121. It lies near Carroll Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Del Mar quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Linda Vista 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 Linda Vista (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Linda Vista (historical), surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 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

121 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Linda Vista (historical) between 2005 and 2020, burning about 150 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 16 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/undetermined64
Arson/incendiarism16
Smoking13
Debris and open burning13
Equipment and vehicle use10
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Natural1

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/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
4 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
25 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
25 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
23 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia 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

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Linda Vista (historical): 14 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
La Jolla Clay Products Co.ClayPast ProducerSedimentary
La Jolla Clay Products Co.ClayPast Producer
Linda Vista MineClayPast Producer
Sorrento Brick and Clay Prod.ClayPast Producer
Union Brick Co. Mine, North PitClayPast Producer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Carrol Canyon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Carroll Canyon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Miramar Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Nelson & Sloan #5 OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

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
Selwyn (historical)1.3 miles34
University City2.2 miles34
Sorrento3.0 miles35
Mira Mesa3.1 miles35
Miramar3.2 miles37
North Clairemont3.4 miles34
Elvira (historical)4.2 miles34
Scripps Ranch4.3 miles37

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666553. 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.