Lomita, 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 92114. It lies near Spring Valley. The Survey maps it on the National City quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1996The 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.


Compare 1904 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1904 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1930 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS National City quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS National City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS National City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS National City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
575 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 575 fires within 5 miles of Lomita between 1992 and 2020, burning about 648 acres in total. None started naturally. 113 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 | 327 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 113 |
| Debris and open burning | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Smoking | 27 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Lomita: 12 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Brick Company | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Charles G. Moore Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Chollas Valley Salt Co. | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Independent Stone Co Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Moore Quarry Charles G. | Granite | Producer | ||
| San Diego Stone Co.Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Sweetwater Creek | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Caltrans Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Independent Stone Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| San Diego Stone Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bay Terraces | 1.1 miles | 32 | |
| Encanto | 1.2 miles | 32 | |
| La Presa | 1.7 miles | 30 | |
| South Bay Terraces | 1.8 miles | 32 | |
| South Encantato | 2.1 miles | 32 | |
| Lemon Grove | 2.3 miles | 32 | |
| Sunnyside | 2.5 miles | 32 | |
| Paradise Hills | 2.6 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1870018. 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.











