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Moreno, California

42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92040. It stands on San Vicente Creek. The Survey maps it on the El Cajon quadrangle.

Moreno within San Diego County

Then and now

1893 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Moreno, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Moreno, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

18 surveys from 42 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

524 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 524 fires within 5 miles of Moreno between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,727 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 32 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/undetermined274
Equipment and vehicle use139
Arson/incendiarism32
Misuse of fire by a minor32
Smoking17
Debris and open burning16
Recreation and ceremony9
Natural3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Fireworks1

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 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitBLOSSOM
8 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitJENNINGS
5 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitWILDCAT CANYON RD / MUT 4
5 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreSan Diego UnitCREEK
4 September 2019Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictVICENTE
4 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictWILLOW
4 September 1996Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresSan Diego UnitVALLEY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 67 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 67 workings within 5 miles of Moreno: 47 past producers, 15 producers, 4 occurrences, 1 unknown. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Molybdenum. 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
Iron MasterIronOccurrenceVein
Lakeside Lime and Marl DepositLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Echo MineMolybdenumOccurrence
FernbrookMolybdenumOccurrenceMolybdenite
WoolseyMolybdenumOccurrenceMolybdenite
Acme Truck Co., Pit No. 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Calif Wire Sawyer Corp.Stone, Crushed/Broken, GranitePast Producer
Coston Construction Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Dave Martin Prospect PitStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Mcgrath Dg Pit No. 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

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
Lakeside Farms0.9 miles42
Lakeside1.1 miles42
Eucalyptus Hills1.2 miles37
Riverview1.3 miles42
Riverview Farms2.0 miles42
Lakeview2.4 miles42
Foster2.4 miles37
Johnstown2.9 miles42

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656576. 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.