Live Oak Springs, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Mountain Empire census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91905. The Survey maps it on the Live Oak Springs quadrangle.
Then and now
1931 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 66 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1931 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1931 USGS Carrizo quadrangle1:125000
- 1939 USGS Campo quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Campo quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Campo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Live Oak Springs quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS El Cajon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Live Oak Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
378 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 378 fires within 5 miles of Live Oak Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,399 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 31 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 | 143 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 66 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 54 |
| Debris and open burning | 46 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | RIBBONWOOD 4 |
| 8 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern California Agency | KITCHEN |
| 8 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern California Agency | CAMPO #1 |
| 8 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Diego Unit | RUDE |
| 7 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern California Agency | CHURCH RD |
| 7 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | POND |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | HI PASS RD TIERRA_DEL_SO |
| 6 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Cleveland National Forest | CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Live Oak Springs: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Quartz, Feldspar, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clover Flat Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Last Canyon Mine | Strontium | Prospect | ||
| Walker Deposit | Quartz | Producer | ||
| Walker Deposit | Quartz, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Ward and Williams Deposit | Feldspar | Producer | ||
| Ward and Williams Deposit | Feldspar, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Sweetman Deposit | Silica | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzanita | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Calexico Lodge | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Boulevard | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Clover Flat | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Tierra del Sol | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Bankhead Springs | 5.6 miles | 20 | |
| Barrett | 7.9 miles | 22 | |
| Cameron Corners | 8.4 miles | 22 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q5977385 | The 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 1660931. 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.










